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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.93 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Ely rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.30% of adults 25 and older in Ely have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Ely in 2022 was $36,258, which is middle income relative to Nevada, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,032 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 21.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ely include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Basque.
The most common language spoken in Ely is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
