Ely, MN

Census Place

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2023 Population

3,239

0.796% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AAmy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

N/ATina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Poverty Rate

15.9%

16.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$150,800

4.19% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Ely, MN had a population of 3.24k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ely, MN declined from 3,265 to 3,239, a −0.796% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Ely, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Ely, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Ely, MN was $150,800, and the homeownership rate was 63.9%.

Most people in Ely, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Ely, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ely, MN is home to a population of 3.24k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Ely, MN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.4% of Ely, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ely, MN was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ely, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Ely, MN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Ely, MN are Educational Services (179 people), Manufacturing (176 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (173 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ely, MN, are Educational Services (179 people), Manufacturing (176 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (173 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ely, MN, though some of these residents may live in Ely, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,529

Median earning men ± $3,817

$28,953

Median earning women ± $2,500

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($75,217), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,324), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($51,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,319), and Manufacturing ($30,410).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

N/AAmy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

N/ATina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ely, MN was $150,800 in 2023, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $157,400 to $150,800, a 4.19% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ely, MN is 63.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ely, MN have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ely, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,760

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ely, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ely, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ely, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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Median Household Income

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1.74k

Number of Households

± 297

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The following chart displays the households in Ely, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ely, MN is from Ely, MN.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Ely, MN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (56.7%)
Walked (21.1%)
Carpooled (13.2%)

In 2023, 56.7% of workers in Ely, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (13.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ely, MN have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Ely, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ely, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ely, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ely, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ely, MN (467 out of 2.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ely, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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