Ely

Population: 3,239
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $150,800

Ely is a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, home to 3,239 residents. At $46,042, its median household income sits below St. Louis County's $69,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ely's population declined 4.5% from 3,390 to 3,239, while its median home value rose 48.0% from $101,900 to $150,800.

65.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1941.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,239
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $150,800
Median gross rent: $627
Housing units: 2,020
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3903,239

Median household income

$40,946$46,042

Median home value

$101,900$150,800

Median gross rent

$494$627

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,390	$40,946	$101,900	$494
2020	3,338	$37,317	$119,400	$490
2021	3,280	$44,745	$126,000	$560
2022	3,265	$47,095	$157,400	$563
2023	3,239	$46,042	$150,800	$627

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 175.5%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6420.5%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	2.5%
5 to 17	179	5.5%
18 to 24	515	15.9%
25 to 34	383	11.8%
35 to 44	263	8.1%
45 to 54	287	8.9%
55 to 64	665	20.5%
65 to 74	523	16.1%
75 and over	344	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,974	91.8%
Black or African American	72	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	1.2%
Two or more races	72	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	247	10.0%
High school graduate	485	19.7%
Some college or associate's	893	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	657	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	183	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone56.7%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked21.1%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	943	56.7%
Carpooled	220	13.2%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	351	21.1%
Bicycle	32	1.9%
Worked from home	104	6.3%
Other means	11	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	908	58.3%
15 to 29 min	422	27.1%
30 to 44 min	93	6.0%
45 to 59 min	97	6.2%
60+ min	38	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 15.9% (467 of 2,945)

	Count	Share
Family households	607	35.0%
Nonfamily households	1,128	65.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,735	85.9%
Vacant	285	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,108	63.9%
Renter-occupied	627	36.1%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units16.2%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,328	65.7%
1-unit, attached	31	1.5%
2 to 4 units	167	8.3%
5 to 19 units	103	5.1%
20 or more units	328	16.2%
Mobile home & other	63	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2719142
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 47.9056, -91.8507

Ely