Ely, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

44%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ely	Nevada	National
Income per capita	$32,170	$27,253	$29,829
Median household income	$60,927	$53,094	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,529	$68,369	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$62,146	$38,963	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,824	$33,873	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,886	$26,928	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.1%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ely is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ely is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ely is 44% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ely is 13% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,613 $60,927 $121,854

City

$35,392 $53,094 $106,188

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Ely median earnings by income bracket

Ely employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.5%	6.5%
Public administration	13.7%	13.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.8%	10.8%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	50.1%	50.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ruth, NV	235	$80,467	45.5%
McGill, NV	847	$55,398	0.1%
Ely, NV	3,993	$60,927	10.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Berne, IN	3,994	$44,526	19.5%
Sunset Beach, NC	3,994	$61,458	11.1%
Elk Ridge, UT	3,994	$103,875	87.8%
Lincoln Village, CA	3,991	$75,625	36.7%
Bloomfield Hills, MI	3,995	$177,614	221.1%
Ely, NV	3,993	$60,927	10.1%

Source: The Ely, NV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).