99762 Zip Code (Nome, AK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,143
Zip code population in 2010: 4,038
Zip code population in 2000: 3,906

Houses and condos: 1,991
Renter-occupied apartments: 689
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 99762: 88.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2112.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 73.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,012 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,371 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 99762:

• High school or higher: 92.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 7.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 99762:

• Never married: 44.3%
• Now married: 39.5%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 10.5%

• 
• • 2,21153.4%American Indian
  • 1,01924.6%White
  • 55413.4%Two or more races
  • 1834.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1102.7%Asian
  • 631.5%Black

Urban population: 3,135
Rural population: 1,007

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 99762, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,082 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,082
State:	$45,527

Salary/wage: $41,680 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$41,680
State:	$41,300

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $873 (reported on 32.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$873
Alaska:	$1,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,781 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,781
State:	$2,694

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,628 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,628
State:	+$10,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,059 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,059
State:	+$12,808

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,531 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

99762:	$2,531
Alaska:	$2,963

Total itemized deductions: $14,130 (17% of AGI, reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,130
State:	$16,716

Here:	17.1% of AGI
State:	18.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,156 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,156
State:	$3,652

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,730 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

99762:	$5,730
State:	$7,049

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,509 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,509
State:	$1,505

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 46.2%

Here:	46%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs below $10k, 37.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 99784, 99772, 99778, 99785, 99739, 99581.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 206
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,189

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 55 (22 now married, 28 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,016 (407 now married, 613 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 99762 with a mortgage: 414 (28 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,277
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $700

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 99762 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 71$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 43$45,000 to $49,999
• 98$50,000 to $59,999
• 130$60,000 to $74,999
• 150$75,000 to $99,999
• 214$100,000 to $124,999
• 137$125,000 to $149,999
• 149$150,000 to $199,999
• 210$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 99762

• 15Less than $10,000
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 31$175,000 to $199,999
• 76$200,000 to $249,999
• 94$250,000 to $299,999
• 151$300,000 to $399,999
• 145$400,000 to $499,999
• 87$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 99762

• 1$100 to $149
• 3$300 to $349
• 11$350 to $399
• 14$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 6$600 to $649
• 21$800 to $899
• 51$900 to $999
• 105$1,000 to $1,249
• 89$1,250 to $1,499
• 205$1,500 to $1,999
• 35$2,000 to $2,499
• 5$2,500 to $2,999
• 6$3,000 to $3,499
• 103No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,603.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $185,358.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $443,562
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $226,723
• Asian householders: $239,160
• Some other race householders: $358,740
• Two or more races householders: $291,137
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $219,389

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $321,750 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $229,181 - $447,326

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $190,311

Here:	$190,311
State:	$371,009

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,176

Here:	$164,176
State:	$298,041

In 2-unit structures: $839,037

Here:	$839,037
State:	$345,335

Mobile homes: $78,098

Here:	$78,098
State:	$72,602

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,404
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 162
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 114
• 10 to 19: 70
• 20 to 49: 61
• Mobile homes: 11
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Unemployment: 7.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 99762

• 41.8%835Drove a car alone
• 15.4%308Carpooled
• 0.2%4Railroad
• 0.1%2Ferryboat
• 1.8%36Taxi
• 1.4%28Motorcycle
• 1.0%20Bicycle
• 22.5%449Walked
• 8.0%160Other means
• 7.5%149Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 99762

• 744Less than 5 minutes
• 5995 to 9 minutes
• 20710 to 14 minutes
• 15815 to 19 minutes
• 5620 to 24 minutes
• 3125 to 29 minutes
• 4530 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,143

• Male householders: 687 (267 living alone), Female householders: 705 (135 living alone)

• 516 spouses (497 opposite-sex spouses), 228 unmarried partners, (228 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,286 children (1,098 natural, 145 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 98 foster children, 76 other relatives, 93 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 306 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 245 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 396 1-person, 120 2-persons, 2 3-persons

626 married couples with children.
387 single-parent households (157 men, 230 women).

81.1% of residents of 99762 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% very well, 5% well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 16% well, 8% not well).
9.9% of residents speak other language at home (94% very well, 5% well, 1% not well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NORTON SOUND; WEICHELT, BRUCE (NOME B-1_ KRM T11S R33W S31 in NOME, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  Alternative names: DALE WHITNEY, FAUSETT, LONNIE, K & S LEASING, LONNIE FAUSETT, NORTON SOUNDMEHELICH, JOHN A, STAMPS, THOMAS L, THOMAS L STAMPS, WHITNEY, DALE

• NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM (W 5TH & W K STREETS in NOME, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-AK2340010 42558, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: NOME, CITY OF

• NORTON SOUND (NOME B-1 in NOME, AK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  Alternative names: FAUSETT, LONNIE, FRANK MCFARLAND, LONNIE FAUSETT, MCFARLAND, FRANK, RANDALL ELDON SMITH, SMITH, RANDALL E

• LEONARD SEPPALA ALTERNATIVE HS (BOX 131 in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-357010
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MARTIN L. OLSON SCHOOL (40 MAIN STREET in GOLOVIN, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70060
  Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6TH AVENUE/K STREET in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-350010
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NOME CORRESPONDENCE (P.O. BOX 131 in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-358010
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ANVIL CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY (MILE 3.5 NOME-TELLER HIGHWAY in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-359010
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DIOMEDE SCHOOL (MAIN STREET in DIOMEDE, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70050
  Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NOME YOUTH FACILITY (4TH AVENUE/K STREET in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-357020
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NOME-BELTZ JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (MILE 3.5 NOME-TELLER HIGHWAY in NOME, AK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-350020
  Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALASKA GOLD CO (SNAKE RIV 1 MI W OF CY in NOME, AK)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1987-0079, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MI 3.5 NOME TELLER RD in NOME, AK)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: NOME CITY SD

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.0%

Population in 1990: 3,706. Population change in the 1990s: +200 (+5.4%).

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

• This state: 3,045
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 346
• South: 195
• West: 273

50% of the 99762 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alaska.

79% of the 99762 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• INUIT SERVICES INC (504 SEPPALA DR in NOME, AK; small business) : $17,805,326 in 274 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities, Other Management Support Services, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, and more by Air Force, Army, Public Buildings Service, National Park Service, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $2,308,757; 2001: $966,346; 2002: $941,630; 2003: $417,825; 2004: $5,638,391; 2005: $3,555,704; 2006: $3,976,673.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $2,049,106 with Air Force for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
  $1,720,686 with Air Force for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $1,667,231, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $892,322, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

• BONANZA FUEL, INC (BONANZA EXPRESS BUILDING in NOME, AK; small business) : $1,746,748 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  Contracts for Fuel Oils, Gas Services, Electric Services by Defense Logistics Agency, Public Buildings Service, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $967,400; 2002: $0; 2003: $19,388; 2004: $0; 2005: $759,960; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $963,900 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2001-09-13. Completion date: 2004-10-30.
  $759,960, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-14. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
  $6,867 with Public Buildings Service for Gas Services. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
  $5,377, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
  

• HANSEN GOLD (203 SPINNIG ROCK ROCK in NOME, AK; small business) : $100,000 in 4 contracts from 2000 to 2002

  $25,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
  $25,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.
  $25,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Tunnels and Subsurface Structures. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
  $25,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
  

• ROBERT W MADDEN INC (116 W 1ST AVE in NOME, AK; small business) : $55,267 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  Contracts for Food Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $26,810; 2002: $23,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,410; 2005: $47; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $26,810 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2001-12-17. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $23,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-02. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $4,704, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-21. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  $706, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-26. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  

• Q TRUCKING CO , INC (704 SEPPALA DRIVE in NOME, AK; small business) : $36,888 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  Contracts for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $36,888; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $25,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2003-06-16. Completion date: 2003-07-16.
  $10,150, same as above. Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-07-16.
  $3,025 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2001-12-16. Completion date: 2001-12-16.
  $1,488 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2003-07-24. Completion date: 2003-07-24.
  

• LAWRENCE A EHRLICH (610 6TH AVE E in GOLOVIN, AK; small business) : $32,600 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  $28,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
  $4,600, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  

• ESKIMO WALRUS COMMISSION (125 SEPPALA DR in NOME, AK; small business)

  $30,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Scientific Data Studies. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.

• OUTSIDER'S CONSTRUCTION, INC (6 AFT DRIVE in NOME, AK; small business)

  $9,615 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2005-04-07. Completion date: 2005-04-20.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Information: Other Telecommunications (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (20-49: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 25 took place in 2012, and the least - 10 in 2009. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.9%), and Outside Fires (22.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 99762
• 16557.9%Structure Fires
• 6422.5%Outside Fires
• 5017.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 62.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 99762, Alaska

Most common first names in zip code 99762 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	15	69.5 years
Mary	11	76.4 years
Robert	10	71.7 years
James	9	78.3 years
William	9	67.9 years
Charles	8	72.8 years
Alice	7	71.0 years
David	6	68.8 years
Samuel	5	74.4 years
Peter	5	77.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 99762 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	8	68.6 years
Ahwinona	5	75.4 years
Attatayuk	5	76.0 years
Muktoyuk	5	68.8 years
Moses	5	82.2 years
Larsen	5	78.6 years
Lewis	4	71.0 years
Miller	4	77.8 years
Milligrock	4	63.8 years
Scott	4	72.8 years

Businesses in zip code 99762

• Safeway: 1