Nome Census Area, AK
Demographic and economic profile of Nome Census Area, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Nome Census Area has a small, young workforce of roughly 9,900 residents with a median age of 29.4 years, though economic participation is constrained by a 15.8% unemployment rate and a 21.1% poverty rate alongside a labor force participation rate of 64.2%. Only 17.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $39,052 against a median household income of $78,681, suggesting reliance on multi-earner households. The area shows flat population growth over five years, with a median home value of $201,000 and a notably short mean commute of 6.3 minutes reflecting its remote, small-community geography.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.0% since 2018
Nome Census Area added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7,301 (74.0%)
- White Alone1,354 (13.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races872 (8.8%)
- Asian Alone172 (1.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race76 (0.8%)
- Black or African American Alone63 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish135
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island53
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)50
- 4.Korean43
- 5.German or other West Germanic33
Economy
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,199
- 2.Public Administration (Group)712
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities579
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)281
- 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)243
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,250
- 2.Service Occupations729
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations642
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations506
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations477
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 4.03×)706
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.14×)465
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.83×)108
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.66×)1,438
- 5.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)172
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.