Ely city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Ely city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 2,406. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 246 people without a high school diploma (ie. 10.22% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.02% White Alone, and 0.00% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 507 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 21.07% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 98.62% White Alone, and 0.00% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 989 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 41.11% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 98.99% White Alone, and 0.00% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 664 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 27.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 96.24% White Alone, and 2.41% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 219 89.02
Black Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 27 10.98
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 0 0.00
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 219 89.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 27 10.98
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 500 98.62
Black Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 7 1.38
Two or More Races 0 0.00
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 500 98.62
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 7 1.38
All Other Ethnicities 0 0.00
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 979 98.99
Black Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 10 1.01
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 979 98.99
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 10 1.01
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 639 96.24
Black Alone 16 2.41
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 9 1.36
Ely city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 639 96.24
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 25 3.77