Nome Census Area, Alaska

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,925
Median household income: $76,643
Median home value: $201,000

Nome Census Area, Alaska counts 9,925 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,643, its median household income sits below Alaska's $89,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Nome Census Area's population held roughly steady from 9,988 to 9,925, while its median household income rose 25.5% from $61,048 to $76,643.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 74.6% of the population. 29.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,925
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,643
Median home value: $201,000
Median gross rent: $1,328
Housing units: 4,109
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 15.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9889,925

Median household income

$61,048$76,643

Median home value

$154,600$201,000

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,988	$61,048	$154,600	$1,287
2020	10,009	$62,843	$159,600	$1,232
2021	10,070	$63,977	$151,900	$1,257
2022	10,018	$70,121	$181,300	$1,349
2023	9,925	$76,643	$201,000	$1,328

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	858	8.6%
5 to 17	2,511	25.3%
18 to 24	1,009	10.2%
25 to 34	1,433	14.4%
35 to 44	1,241	12.5%
45 to 54	1,048	10.6%
55 to 64	989	10.0%
65 to 74	603	6.1%
75 and over	233	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,373	13.8%
Black or African American	103	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7,405	74.6%
Asian	165	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	672	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	207	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	632	11.4%
High school graduate	2,453	44.2%
Some college or associate's	1,494	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	466	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	502	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 6 min

Drove alone29.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked31.6%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means20.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,067	29.6%
Carpooled	378	10.5%
Public transit	12	0.3%
Walked	1,141	31.6%
Bicycle	44	1.2%
Worked from home	226	6.3%
Other means	739	20.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,048	90.2%
15 to 29 min	302	8.9%
30 to 44 min	26	0.8%
45 to 59 min	3	0.1%
60+ min	2	0.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.35
Poverty rate: 21.1% (2,026 of 9,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,020	72.5%
Nonfamily households	766	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,786	67.8%
Vacant	1,323	32.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,765	63.4%
Renter-occupied	1,021	36.6%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,379	82.2%
1-unit, attached	44	1.1%
2 to 4 units	400	9.7%
5 to 19 units	200	4.9%
20 or more units	51	1.2%
Mobile home & other	35	0.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 02180
State: Alaska
Land area: 22,970 sq mi
Water area: 5,321 sq mi
Center point: 64.7837, -164.1889