Ely

Population: 3,941
Median household income: $86,389
Median home value: $201,500

Located in White Pine County, Nevada, Ely is a community with a population of 3,941. At $86,389, its median household income sits above White Pine County's $72,294.

From 2019 to 2023, Ely's population declined 2.3% from 4,035 to 3,941, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $134,800 to $201,500.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $900.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,941
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,389
Median home value: $201,500
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 2,141
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0353,941

Median household income

$60,048$86,389

Median home value

$134,800$201,500

Median gross rent

$749$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,035	$60,048	$134,800	$749
2020	3,993	$60,927	$157,400	$788
2021	3,983	$64,347	$161,000	$903
2022	3,957	$77,076	$185,900	$982
2023	3,941	$86,389	$201,500	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	186	4.7%
5 to 17	550	14.0%
18 to 24	329	8.3%
25 to 34	477	12.1%
35 to 44	712	18.1%
45 to 54	379	9.6%
55 to 64	598	15.2%
65 to 74	439	11.1%
75 and over	271	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,111	78.9%
Black or African American	55	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	1.5%
Asian	50	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.3%
Two or more races	20	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	634	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	211	7.3%
High school graduate	950	33.0%
Some college or associate's	1,187	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	424	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	104	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,509	70.2%
Carpooled	250	11.6%
Public transit	45	2.1%
Walked	101	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	236	11.0%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,439	75.2%
15 to 29 min	257	13.4%
30 to 44 min	52	2.7%
45 to 59 min	64	3.3%
60+ min	102	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 10.0% (383 of 3,838)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,185	65.9%
Nonfamily households	613	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,798	84.0%
Vacant	343	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,267	70.5%
Renter-occupied	531	29.5%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,658	77.4%
1-unit, attached	13	0.6%
2 to 4 units	178	8.3%
5 to 19 units	27	1.3%
20 or more units	13	0.6%
Mobile home & other	252	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3223500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2649, -114.8709

Ely