Ely vs Robins

A side-by-side comparison of Ely and Robins: population, income, housing, and more.

Ely and Robins are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Robins has the higher population (3,349 vs 2,033 in Ely). Robins has the higher median household income ($122,500 vs $102,262 in Ely). Robins has the higher median home value ($370,500 vs $275,800 in Ely).

Population, income & housing

	Ely	Robins
Population	2,033	3,349
Median age	37.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$102,262	$122,500
Median home value	$275,800	$370,500
Median gross rent	$1,014	$955
Housing units	801	1,188
Homeownership rate	81.9%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ely	Robins
Population	2,227 → 2,033 (-8.7%)	3,457 → 3,349 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$94,009 → $102,262 (+8.8%)	$131,078 → $122,500 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$216,400 → $275,800 (+27.4%)	$295,200 → $370,500 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $1,014 (+37.6%)	$1,545 → $955 (-38.2%)

Ely

Population

2,2272,033

Median household income

$94,009$102,262

Median home value

$216,400$275,800

Median gross rent

$737$1,014

Robins

Population

3,4573,349

Median household income

$131,078$122,500

Median home value

$295,200$370,500

Median gross rent

$1,545$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ely	Robins
Under 5	8.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	24.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.1%	2.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	19.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.0%
75 and over	1.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ely	Robins
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ely	Robins
No high school diploma	2.5%	0.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ely	Robins
Drove alone	84.8%	78.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ely	Robins
1-unit, detached	79.9%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ely	Robins
Poverty rate	4.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1998	2002