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Population (year 2000): 1,149. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,452 (+26.4% change)
Males: 571 (49.7%), Females: 578 (50.3%)
Linn County
Zip code:
52227
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $57,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ely:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (41.1%), Czech (11.7%), Irish
(11.7%), English (7.2%), United States (7.0%), French (5.9%).
Elevation: 730 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ely
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ely city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 6.3%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +633 (+122.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ely:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 15
miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ely:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 9 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ely:
- MARION (about 11 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
- AMANA (about 21 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ely:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 15 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 65 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 74
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Library in Ely:
- ELY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$38,085; Location: 1570 ROWLEY; 7,194 books; 283 audio
materials; 1,099 video materials; 23 serial
subscriptions)
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