Nome Census Area, Alaska

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Nome Census Area, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (19th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,866	735,706	334,922,499	2491st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,681	$92,788	$80,734	638th of 3,221
Median Age	29.4	35.8	38.9	3182nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.0%	31.7%	35.7%	2927th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,200	$352,900	$332,700	1296th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,394	$1,419	$1,413	322nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.5%	10.1%	12.5%	420th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	16.9%	5.9%	5.2%	19th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.4	1.3	n/a	3201st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	7.7%	14.1%	1890th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.5	n/a	n/a	3002nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	66.8%	65.2%	2580th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	6.3	19.4	26.4	3217th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	9.7%	15.1%	2783rd of 3,222
Uninsured	16.4%	n/a	n/a	544th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.6%	48.2%	46.9%	3070th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1722nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	13.4%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.3	62.8	61.4

Age in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	29.4	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	33.7%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.3%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	8.9%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	2,816	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	72.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	52.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	36.7%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.6%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	51.5%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,238	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.7%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.5%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.7%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	29.4%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	4,102	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.4%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.4%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.2%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,264	$3,901	n/a

Education in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	10.1%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.4%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.5%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.5%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	29.7%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	33.2%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	89.5%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	55.9%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Nome Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.3%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.7%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	25.8%	15.0%	16.7%

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