Nome Census Area, Alaska (AK)

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• • 6,84672.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,36614.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8178.6%Two or more races
  • 2062.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1251.3%Asian alone
  • 911.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 20.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $215,763

Here:	$215,763
State:	$371,009

Townhouses or other attached units: $140,004

Here:	$140,004
State:	$298,041

In 2-unit structures: $501,889

Here:	$501,889
State:	$345,335

Mobile homes: $70,983

Here:	$70,983
State:	$72,602

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,039 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,362 (2.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nome Census Area is $867 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $995 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1201 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nome, Unalakleet, Gambell, Savoonga, Shishmaref, Stebbins, St. Michael, Elim, Koyuk, Brevig Mission.

Neighboring counties: North Slope Borough .

Current college students: 278
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 154 (62.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 612010 or later
• 112000 to 2009
• 271990 to 1999
• 191980 to 1989
• 181970 to 1979
• 33Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,446
• One, attached: 38
• Two: 198
• 3 or 4: 183
• 5 to 9: 130
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 21
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Nome Census Area with a mortgage: 696 (29 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Nome Census Area

Food Environment Statistics:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alaska Severe Freezing, Incident Period: January 15, 1989 to February 15, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-826: May 10, 1989, FEMA Id: 826, Natural disaster type: Freeze

3.25% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,033 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.44% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($33,848 average AGI)
0.81% relocated from other states ($18,196 average AGI)

Nome Census Area:	0.81%
Alaska average:	4.93%

from Anchorage Municipality, AK

0.81% ($32,870 average AGI)

5.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,430 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($50,691 average AGI)
0.93% relocated to other states ($11,738 average AGI)

Nome Census Area:	0.93%
Alaska average:	5.50%

to Anchorage Municipality, AK

2.15% ($59,935 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 25.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 23.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nome Census Area

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,490 (429 living alone), Female householders: 1,400 (180 living alone)

• 951 spouses (933 opposite-sex spouses), 488 unmarried partners, (488 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,300 children (2,839 natural, 384 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 757 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 117 foster children, 283 other relatives, 203 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 681

Size of family households: 509 2-persons, 378 3-persons, 338 4-persons, 310 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 403 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 597 1-person, 178 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,173 married couples with children.
1,128 single-parent households (481 men, 647 women).

73.3% of residents of Nome Census Area speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
18.7% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $134,029,000 ($14,315 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,775,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,700,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,626,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,436,000
Federal grants: $74,279,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,782,000 ($24,748,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,207,000 ($517,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $218,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,289,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,690,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-55 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.68 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

• Year house built in Nome Census Area, Alaska
• 42020 or later
• 2152010 to 2019
• 4692000 to 2009
• 6441990 to 1999
• 1,1341980 to 1989
• 9601970 to 1979
• 2231960 to 1969
• 1621950 to 1959
• 571940 to 1949
• 1641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nome Census Area, Alaska
• 381 room
• 772 rooms
• 2613 rooms
• 8604 rooms
• 4475 rooms
• 836 rooms
• 587 rooms
• 408 rooms
• 29+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nome Census Area, Alaska
• 1201 room
• 2212 rooms
• 3933 rooms
• 2594 rooms
• 875 rooms
• 186 rooms
• 77 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nome Census Area, Alaska
• 50no bedroom
• 1091 bedroom
• 3262 bedrooms
• 8743 bedrooms
• 4074 bedrooms
• 405+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nome Census Area, Alaska
• 135no bedroom
• 2371 bedroom
• 4052 bedrooms
• 2653 bedrooms
• 384 bedrooms
• 25+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Nome Census Area, Alaska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nome Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,106no vehicle
• 2821 vehicle
• 3322 vehicles
• 1033 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 65+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nome Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
• 577no vehicle
• 4021 vehicle
• 672 vehicles
• 103 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 65+ vehicles

87.7% of Nome Census Area residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Alaska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8,378
• Other state: 1,298
• Northeast: 118
• Midwest: 457
• South: 280
• West: 427

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Businesses in Nome Census Area, AK

• Nike: 2
• Safeway: 1

Nome Census Area on our top lists:

• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"