Ely city, IA · market profile

Ely city, IA

81% of housing in Ely city is owner-occupied — a homeownership rate above 86% of US cities. Owners pay for repairs out of pocket, on their schedule; renters wait for landlords. For Ely city's 2,033-resident base, the implication is concrete: marketing dollars chase the actual buyer, not a property manager three states away.

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of 100
Thin market
Population
2,033
Median HHI
$102,262
Median Home Value
$275,800
Homeownership
81%
Median Home Age
1998
Businesses Profiled
0

How Ely city's demographics shape the local-services market

Median household income in Ely city is $102K — 36% above the US median of $75K. Higher household budgets shorten negotiation cycles for agencies selling into local trades; the buyers here are often pre-qualifying themselves before the first appointment lands.

81% of Ely city households own their home, against a US median of 65%. When most roofs belong to the people living under them, demand collapses onto a single decision-maker per address — exactly the buyer residential-trades marketing is built for. Neighborhood-scoped campaigns and referral pulls overperform here by wide margins.

The median home in Ely city was built in 1998 — 18 years newer than the US baseline. A younger housing base caps repair frequency but expands the remodeling TAM — primary-bath updates, outdoor-living buildouts, and integrated smart-home work all draw bigger shares of the annual household spend here.

Median Household Income
Ely city
$102,262
US median
$75,000
Median Home Value
Ely city
$275,800
US median
$320,000
Homeownership
Ely city
81%
US median
65%
Self-Employed shareData pending
Ely city
US median
6.0%

Top verticals by opportunity in Ely city

Every vertical we've profiled in Ely city, ranked by count and median vulnerability score. Use this as the starting point for an outbound list.

No vertical data yet for this city.

How we measure opportunity

Census variables

ACS 5-Year Estimates

Population, household income, home value, homeownership rate, median year structure built and self-employment density come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year release. Public-domain, refreshed annually.

Business signals

Google Places + Places Details

Business names, addresses, ratings, review counts, websites, phone numbers and operating status come from the Google Places API. Each profiled business is re-checked on a 14-day cache cycle so stale data drifts off the page.

Scoring weights

Composite vulnerability score

We blend 14 signals (review velocity, star rating, website presence and freshness, ad pixels, hiring activity, competitor density and visual brand) into a 0–100 score. Higher means more likely to engage with marketing services.

Frequently asked

How many local businesses does LocalVein track in Ely city, IA?
LocalVein currently indexes 0 businesses in Ely city, IA, spread across the 21 verticals we cover. The list is rebuilt on a 14-day cache cycle, so businesses that close, move, or rebrand drop off without manual cleanup. Refreshed April 2026.
Which vertical has the most prospects in Ely city?
Vertical depth in Ely city is still being filled in as user scans accumulate. Run a free scan to be the first to populate a vertical here.
What does Ely city's Market Opportunity Score mean?
Ely city scores 31.13/100 on LocalVein's Market Opportunity Score. The score blends median home value ($276K), homeownership rate, median home age, and population density into a single 0–100 number. Think of it as a shortlist heuristic: higher scores earn a drill-down into vertical-level stats, lower scores stay benched unless a client targets the geography specifically.
How often is Ely city data refreshed?
Census data refreshes annually with the ACS 5-year release. Business data (names, ratings, websites, phone numbers) runs on a 14-day cache cycle for any business that's been touched by a user scan. The most recent refresh on Ely city's Census row was April 2026.
Can I export Ely city prospects to GoHighLevel, HubSpot, or Instantly?
Yes. Paid plans include one-click exports tuned for GoHighLevel, HubSpot, and Instantly, with a universal CSV fallback for anything else an agency runs internally. For Ely city, expect 0 businesses available across all verticals once you scan a vertical for the first time. $102K median household income and 2,033 residents make it a market where most agency outreach scenarios fit.
What you see vs. what you get

The rest of businesses in Ely city is behind a free signup.

Public view (this page)
  • 5 sample businesses
  • Phones masked (last 2 digits)
  • No phone line-type classification
  • No CSV export
  • No vulnerability ranking on the full list
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  • every profiled business
  • Full phone numbers
  • Ranked by vulnerability score
  • Census + demographic intelligence
  • Generic CSV export (CRM-ready)
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