Nevada / AIANNHCE 1040 / Federally-recognized area

Ely

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

25.5%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

7Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Ely within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Nevada, this federally recognized tribe uses Ely Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 5.7 square miles. FCC BDC records show 7 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 119 service locations, with current availability of 25.5% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Nevada, Ely is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.elyshoshonetribe.com

The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is an Indian Reservation for the Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada, Shoshone people, in and near the south side of the city of Ely in south-central White Pine County, Nevada. The website includes sections on Ely Shoshone Tribe, Travel Center, Tribal News, New Rental Homes, Region, and Dispensary.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	302	298	254	333	301	371
Households	118	88	79	74	104	100
Median age	47.5	34.7	37.3	13.9	33.9	14.6
Male / Female	35.8% / 64.2%	57.4% / 42.6%	51.2% / 48.8%	48.6% / 51.4%	48.2% / 51.8%	56.1% / 43.9%
Avg. household size	2.56	3.39	3.22	4.50	2.89	3.71
Pop. density (per sq mi)	53.3	52.6	44.9	58.8	53.1	65.5
HH density (per sq mi)	20.8	15.5	13.9	13.1	18.4	17.7

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$32,083	$48,750	$43,750	$60,833	$50,500	$52,143
Per capita income	$26,330	$25,155	$21,669	$18,534	$25,918	$18,665
Poverty rate	35.1%	23.5%	33.5%	37.8%	19.6%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.5%	2.0%	1.9%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	45.9%	53.5%	54.0%	64.2%	71.4%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	14.1%	14.9%	17.6%	19.5%	22.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	3.8 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2019Q2	6.5 Mbps	5.3 Mbps
2019Q3	13.0 Mbps	3.8 Mbps
2019Q4	11.2 Mbps	3.2 Mbps
2020Q1	19.1 Mbps	5.0 Mbps
2020Q2	10.9 Mbps	2.2 Mbps
2020Q3	13.2 Mbps	1.4 Mbps
2020Q4	9.8 Mbps	0.8 Mbps
2021Q1	64.0 Mbps	16.0 Mbps
2021Q2	68.4 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2021Q3	67.3 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2021Q4	97.0 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2022Q1	144.4 Mbps	23.7 Mbps
2022Q2	49.8 Mbps	10.0 Mbps
2022Q3	38.4 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2022Q4	66.0 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2023Q1	65.3 Mbps	10.0 Mbps
2023Q2	50.6 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2023Q3	66.2 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2023Q4	70.6 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2024Q1	98.0 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2024Q2	114.8 Mbps	18.3 Mbps
2024Q3	103.3 Mbps	15.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	46.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	46.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	98.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	12.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	74.5%	3.6%	0.0%
2024	25.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	38.6%	51.9%
2018	36.2%	17.2%
2019	35.6%	30.8%
2020	55.7%	46.7%
2021	48.1%	74.1%
2022	70.3%	66.7%
2023	63.5%	65.5%
2024	55.0%	62.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	25.5%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	25.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	55.0%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	7
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	119

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Hot Spot Broadband, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	98.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	87.0%
Total area (sq mi)	12.956

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	11.1	7.7	7.7
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	73.5	12.8	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.3	19.7	7.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	80.3	19.7	7.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	73.5	12.8	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	11.1	7.7	7.7
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	7.7	7.7	7.7	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	76.1	12.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.2	19.7	7.7	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	81.2	19.7	7.7	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	76.1	12.8	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	7.7	7.7	7.7	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	83.6	68.8	68.8	3.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	71.3	11.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.6	68.8	68.8	3.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	83.6	68.8	68.8	3.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	71.3	11.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.6	68.8	68.8	3.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	6.6	6.6	6.6	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	69.7	11.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	69.7	11.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	79.5	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	6.6	6.6	6.6	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	80.3	9.8	9.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	68.8	11.5	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.8	21.3	9.8	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	82.8	21.3	9.8	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	68.8	11.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	80.3	9.8	9.8	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	70.6	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.0	21.9	10.1	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	70.6	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.1	10.1	10.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.