Nome

Population: 3,668
Median household income: $113,561
Median home value: $338,900

Nome, a community in Nome Census Area, Alaska, has 3,668 residents. At $113,561, its median household income sits above Nome Census Area's $76,643.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nome's population declined 4.7% from 3,850 to 3,668, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $258,100 to $338,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.7% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 48.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,668
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $113,561
Median home value: $338,900
Median gross rent: $1,567
Housing units: 1,502
Homeownership rate: 48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8503,668

Median household income

$84,574$113,561

Median home value

$258,100$338,900

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,850	$84,574	$258,100	$1,500
2020	3,869	$85,268	$266,800	$1,485
2021	3,685	$91,375	$291,300	$1,496
2022	3,710	$103,542	$333,300	$1,626
2023	3,668	$113,561	$338,900	$1,567

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	307	8.4%
5 to 17	759	20.7%
18 to 24	367	10.0%
25 to 34	566	15.4%
35 to 44	488	13.3%
45 to 54	505	13.8%
55 to 64	388	10.6%
65 to 74	195	5.3%
75 and over	93	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	966	26.3%
Black or African American	101	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,795	48.9%
Asian	139	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	481	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	173	7.7%
High school graduate	777	34.8%
Some college or associate's	740	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	327	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	218	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone48.5%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked18.9%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means6.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	842	48.5%
Carpooled	263	15.1%
Public transit	9	0.5%
Walked	328	18.9%
Bicycle	38	2.2%
Worked from home	139	8.0%
Other means	117	6.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,407	88.1%
15 to 29 min	165	10.3%
30 to 44 min	25	1.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 7.9% (271 of 3,434)

	Count	Share
Family households	720	61.0%
Nonfamily households	460	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,180	78.6%
Vacant	322	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	577	48.9%
Renter-occupied	603	51.1%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units21.6%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	912	60.7%
1-unit, attached	17	1.1%
2 to 4 units	324	21.6%
5 to 19 units	180	12.0%
20 or more units	51	3.4%
Mobile home & other	18	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0254920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 8.77 sq mi
Center point: 64.5057, -165.4153