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Ely: Business District, Dows Street, Ely, Iowa
 

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Population in July 2007: 1,555. Population change since 2000: +31.4%
Males: 571  (49.7%)
Females: 578  (50.3%)

Linn County

Median resident age:  31.9 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52227.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,500 (it was $57,250 in 2000)
Ely  $60,500
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $150,200 (it was $122,800 in 2000)
Ely  $150,200
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Ely:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Ely: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.1%), Czech (11.7%), Irish (11.7%), English (7.2%), United States (7.0%), French (5.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/12/1903

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 1079 people per square mile 
 
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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%

21 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ely, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ely to the number of sex offenders is 1462 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ely:  1.3% ($1,622)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (9.5 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (171.7 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (268.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shueyville, IA (4.9 miles ), Bertram, IA (6.1 miles ), Solon, IA (7.6 miles ), Swisher, IA (8.0 miles ), North Liberty, IA (9.3 miles ), Cedar Rapids, IA (9.5 miles ), Marion, IA (11.2 miles ), Mount Vernon, IA (11.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $123,100
  • 1997: 26 buildings, average cost: $113,800
  • 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $126,100
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $147,000
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $159,500
  • 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $160,300
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $185,300
  • 2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $192,600
  • 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $184,600

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Latitude: 41.88 N, Longitude: 91.58 W


Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +633 (+122.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Ely-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 114% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Ely city center .

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 tornado 27.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ely:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 10 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)

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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)

Operable nuclear power plant near Ely:
  • 20 miles: Duane Arnold in Palo, IA.

Local government website: ELYIOWA.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ely:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 10 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)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 74 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
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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Notable locations in Ely: Ely City Fire Department (A), Ely City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Ely: Saint John's Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Ely: Ely Town Bell Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ely and their reported violations in the past:

ELY WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 1149, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Ely compared to Iowa state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ely (2007 data):
  • Solon State Bank: Ely Branch at 1540 State Street, branch established on 1936-05-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $75.6 mil, Deposits: $53.2 mil, headquarters in Solon, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Solon Financial, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$2,513
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$106
Water Supply 0$0 1$620
Local Libraries 0$0 1$1,184
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$204
Streets and Highways 1$1,550$18,6001$177
Totals for Government 1$1,550$18,6007$4,804



Ely government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $93,000
    Solid Waste Management: $51,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $490,000
    Fire Protection: $359,000
    Libraries: $19,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $71,000
    Sewerage: $66,000
    Regular Highways: $65,000
    Libraries: $46,000
    Solid Waste Management: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $65,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    General: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,292,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $87,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,249,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
    Rents: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $46,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $92,000
    General Support: $14,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $453,000
    Total General Sales: $27,000
    NEC: $2,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $84,000

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Linn County:  0.08%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Johnson County, IA  0.75% ($35,732 average AGI)
from Benton County, IA  0.42% ($38,018)
from Black Hawk County, IA  0.20% ($35,775)


5.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.22%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Linn County:  0.04%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Johnson County, IA  0.63% ($39,219 average AGI)
to Benton County, IA  0.37% ($44,746)
to Polk County, IA  0.27% ($40,374)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ely:
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ely:
  • KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K295AC (106.9 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KRNL-FM (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IA; Owner: CORNELL COLLEGE)
  • K236AA (95.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ely:
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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