Nome Census Area, Alaska

Nome Census Area has a population of 9,866 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $211,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $78,681.

Home price
$211,200
Income
$78,681
Population
9,866
Unemployment
16.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$211,200county
Median gross rent$1,394county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198036.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,533county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,334county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,132county
Home insurance / yr$1,397(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living124.9(statewide)
Median household income$78,681county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate21.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.5%county
Unemployment rate16.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.3%county
Share of workers employed by government42.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.3%county
Economic output per resident$61,135county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.55%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax1.82%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time6.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport69593county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here5county
General aviation airfields located here16county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,854 micounty
Households without a vehicle55.9%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment2417county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible42.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution515 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians132county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance14.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year32.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.4%county
Frequent mental distress23.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,866county
Land area in square miles22,970county
People per square mile of land0.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract61.1%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age29.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1833.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over8.9%county
Share of households that are one person21.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages24.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents329county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in88county
Households that moved away145county
Average income of arriving households$67,295county
Average income of departing households$67,841county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate724(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature29.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing229 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days117 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 27county
Average first fall frostSep 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county1(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh26.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use588 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$13.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity1.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil91.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk5.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk85.0county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk73.5county
Tornado risk0.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk88.2county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk45.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Nome Census Area directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alaska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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