Ely vs Virginia

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

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

Virginia has the higher population (8,362 vs 3,239 in Ely). Virginia has the higher median household income ($48,321 vs $46,042 in Ely). Ely has the higher median home value ($150,800 vs $117,500 in Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Ely	Virginia
Population	3,239	8,362
Median age	50.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,042	$48,321
Median home value	$150,800	$117,500
Median gross rent	$627	$789
Housing units	2,020	4,885
Homeownership rate	63.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ely	Virginia
Population	3,390 → 3,239 (-4.5%)	8,484 → 8,362 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$40,946 → $46,042 (+12.4%)	$37,161 → $48,321 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $150,800 (+48.0%)	$92,200 → $117,500 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $627 (+26.9%)	$626 → $789 (+26.0%)

Ely

Population

3,3903,239

Median household income

$40,946$46,042

Median home value

$101,900$150,800

Median gross rent

$494$627

Virginia

Population

8,4848,362

Median household income

$37,161$48,321

Median home value

$92,200$117,500

Median gross rent

$626$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ely	Virginia
Under 5	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	5.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	15.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	20.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	13.4%
75 and over	10.6%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ely	Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	88.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	3.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ely	Virginia
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	19.7%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ely	Virginia
Drove alone	56.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	13.2%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	1.1%
Walked	21.1%	7.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ely	Virginia
1-unit, detached	65.7%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	16.2%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Ely	Virginia
Poverty rate	15.9%	23.2%
Average household size	1.70	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1941	1952