White Mountain

Population: 185
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $104,700

White Mountain is a community in Nome Census Area, Alaska, home to 185 residents. The median household income of $56,563 is below the Nome Census Area median ($76,643).

From 2019 to 2023, White Mountain's population grew 18.6% from 156 to 185, while its median home value rose 3.1% from $101,600 to $104,700.

Owners occupy 75.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 185
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $104,700
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 92
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 19.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

156185

Median household income

$53,750$56,563

Median home value

$101,600$104,700

Median gross rent

$881$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	156	$53,750	$101,600	$881
2020	170	$51,875	$86,300	$888
2021	192	$48,125	$84,300	$838
2022	194	$53,125	$101,300	$967
2023	185	$56,563	$104,700	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4421.1%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	8.6%
5 to 17	29	15.7%
18 to 24	22	11.9%
25 to 34	31	16.8%
35 to 44	39	21.1%
45 to 54	14	7.6%
55 to 64	22	11.9%
65 to 74	7	3.8%
75 and over	5	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4	2.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	176	95.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate52.5%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	8.5%
High school graduate	62	52.5%
Some college or associate's	34	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	11	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 4 min

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked45.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means54.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	45.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	39	54.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	65	91.5%
15 to 29 min	6	8.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 19.5% (36 of 185)

	Count	Share
Family households	48	78.7%
Nonfamily households	13	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61	66.3%
Vacant	31	33.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	75.4%
Renter-occupied	15	24.6%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	86	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0284070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 64.6824, -163.4137