ZIP 55731 · Ely
Who lives in ZIP code 55731 (Ely, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ely, MN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People5,361
Median age60.3
Household income$62,008
Home value$206,804
Median rent$644/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+40.5%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,881
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.0% are 65 or older; 91.8% are adults.
Household income
29.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,223.
Education (adults 25+)
52.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.38
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.2%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.