Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ely is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Ely is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.80 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Ely are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.87% of adults in Ely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Ely in 2022 was $37,019, which is middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,076 for a family of four. However, Ely contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ely is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ely home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ely residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Ely also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ely include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Ely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
