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Ely, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ely, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,461. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELY-IA · Ely, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,461 pop · #2173/25278 · Linn County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $120,230
  • RANK-TOP #2173/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfax
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,461
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $341,900

Nearest income peer: Fairfax, IA ( $2,105 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ely

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ely on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ely, IA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,461
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,230
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $120,230 and home value $341,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 39.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ely as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Sergeant Bluff is the closest lower-income city and Slater the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ely.

Population concentration

Ely reads through its lone ZIP, 52227

2,461 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52227 is not the leading code inside Ely, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ely's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 494 employees , annual payroll $21,608k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52227 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ely, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Linn County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ely. See the Linn County roll-up →

Ely sits in the upper half of Linn County on income: Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha report less, while Robins reports more. Hiawatha marks the far end of that range at $65,575, 45% below Ely.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52227 2,461 $120,230 37 33
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Ely roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ely, .