Ely vs McGill

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

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

Ely has the higher population (3,941 vs 1,043 in McGill). Ely has the higher median household income ($86,389 vs $50,446 in McGill). Ely has the higher median home value ($201,500 vs $96,300 in McGill).

Population, income & housing

	Ely	McGill
Population	3,941	1,043
Median age	41.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,389	$50,446
Median home value	$201,500	$96,300
Median gross rent	$900	$1,661
Housing units	2,141	548
Homeownership rate	70.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ely	McGill
Population	4,035 → 3,941 (-2.3%)	905 → 1,043 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$60,048 → $86,389 (+43.9%)	$55,335 → $50,446 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $201,500 (+49.5%)	$83,200 → $96,300 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $900 (+20.2%)	$675 → $1,661 (+146.1%)

Ely

Population

4,0353,941

Median household income

$60,048$86,389

Median home value

$134,800$201,500

Median gross rent

$749$900

McGill

Population

9051,043

Median household income

$55,335$50,446

Median home value

$83,200$96,300

Median gross rent

$675$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ely	McGill
Under 5	4.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	6.2%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	24.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.3%
75 and over	6.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ely	McGill
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	78.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	9.3%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ely	McGill
No high school diploma	7.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ely	McGill
Drove alone	70.2%	91.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.2%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ely	McGill
1-unit, detached	77.4%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Ely	McGill
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1961	1938