Nome Census Area, Alaska Demographics

Nome Census Area is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Nome Census Area is 9th out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Nome Census Area is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Nome Census Area is 20th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Nome Census Area is 37th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Nome Census Area is 2nd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Income below poverty line

Nome Census Area is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Nome Census Area is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Nome Census Area is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Nome Census Area is 5th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Nome Census Area is 6th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in People per household

Nome Census Area is 9th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Current population (2012)

Nome Census Area is 9th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Size in square miles

Nome Census Area is 10th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Nome Census Area is 11th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	9,915	9th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	22,961.8	9th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.4	18th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	11.4%	3rd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	34.3%	4th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.9%	23rd	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.8%	21st	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.7%	24th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	17.6%	26th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	20th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	74.3%	4th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	16th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	23rd	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	6.3%	17th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	25th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	25th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	46.9%	14th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	20th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	4,051	11th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.9%	10th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	2,756	11th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	52.9%	25th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$144,200	24th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	3.3	6th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	44	5th	994	829,658

Income Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$20,325	26th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$52,435	21st	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.0%	2nd	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Nome Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Non-farm private establishments	163	14th	20,119	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,935	13th	254,996	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	629	15th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$63,167	13th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,785	20th	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,198	17th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732