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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $914 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nome Census Area is $867 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $995 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1201 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Northwest Arctic Borough
, Wade Hampton Census Area
, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nome Census Area: Shelton
(A),
Dickson
(B),
Ah-Gude-Le-Rock
(C),
Topanika
(D),
Topkok
(E),
Akeftapak
(F),
Nuluk Shelter
(G),
Akpaliut
(H),
Opiktulik
(I),
Senikave
(J),
Sevak Camp
(K),
Ex
(L),
Powooiliak Camp
(M),
Tuksuk
(N),
Omeghok
(O),
Pingookoosik
(P),
Apatiki Camp
(Q),
Northeast Cape
(R),
Appavawook
(S),
Spooner
(T)
Cemetery: Jensens
Cemetery
(1).
Lakes: Aghnaghak
Lagoon
(A),
Agnes Lake
(B),
Fox Lake
(C),
White Fish Lake
(D),
Flora Lake
(E),
Niykhapakhit Lake
(F),
Niyrakpak Lagoon
(G),
Ryan Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chiroskey
River
(A),
Christian Creek
(B),
Chukajak Creek
(C),
Cleveland Creek
(D),
Cobblestone River
(E),
Coco Creek
(F),
Coffee Creek
(G),
Colin Creek
(H),
Colly Creek
(I)
Beaches: Nivalghat
Beach
(A),
Ningeehak Beach
(B),
Salghat Beach
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 278
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 139 (60% naturalized citizens)
| Nome
Census Area: |
1.5% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 55
- 1990
to 1994: 14
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 13
- 1975
to 1979: 16
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 12
- 1965
to 1969: 21
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Mean travel time to work: 6.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,838
- One,
attached: 61
- Two:
145
- 3
or 4: 253
- 5
to 9: 122
- 10
to 19: 131
- 20
or more: 5
- Mobile
homes: 84
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Nome Census Area with a mortgage: 715 (24 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 711
Most
common industries for males: |
- Public
administration (17%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (8%)
- Air
transportation (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Construction
(5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (26%)
- Health
care (21%)
- Public
administration (15%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Counselors,
social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Vietnam
(29%)
- Canada
(16%)
- Germany
(10%)
- Russia
(6%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
- Other
Northern Africa (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Nome Census Area:
|
- German
(3%)
- English
(2%)
- Irish
(2%)
- Norwegian
(2%)
- United
States or American (1%)
- Swedish
(1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 744 (24%)
- Carpooled:
365 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
- Taxi:
29 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
9 (0%)
- Bicycle:
14 (0%)
- Walked:
1,172 (38%)
- Other
means: 610 (20%)
- Worked
at home: 98 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Nome Census Area, Alaska
- 92
people in state prisons
- 35
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 31
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 21
people in military barracks, etc.
- 15
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11
people in other group homes
- 5
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 5
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 4
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 3
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,733.
4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,306 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.89% | | Alaska
average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.59% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($18,664 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($19,649 average AGI)
| Nome
Census Area: |
2.30% | | Alaska
average: | 6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
1.10% ($29,000 average AGI) |
8.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,860 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.27% | | Alaska
average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.89% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($22,647 average AGI)
3.38% relocated to other states ($19,213 average AGI)
| Nome
Census Area: |
3.38% | | Alaska
average: | 6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
2.82% ($36,038 average AGI) |
| to
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.42% ($32,000) |
| to
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
|
0.42% ($38,167) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 25.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.7
Births
per 1000 population in Nome Census Area |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Nome Census Area |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Nome Census Area |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 565 (496 aged, 69 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,972
- In
family households: 8,006 (1,280 male householders, 632 female householders)
1,136
spouses, 3,784 children (3,303 natural, 381 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 428 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 242 other relatives, 370 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 966 (491 male householders (397 living alone)), 283 female householders (223 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 224 (127 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 446 2-persons, 361 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 279 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 620 1-person, 130 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
1,889 married couples with children.
1,001 single-parent households (462 men, 539 women).
71.2% of residents of Nome Census Area speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
27.0% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,029,000 ($14315 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,775,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,700,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,626,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,436,000
Federal grants: $74,279,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,782,000 ($24,748,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,207,000 ($517,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $218,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,289,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,690,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,042
| Here: |
112 per 1000 residents | | State: |
80 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 430
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +54
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -515
| Here: |
-55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Nome Census Area
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.68 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 86
- 1995
to 1998: 285
- 1990
to 1994: 309
- 1980
to 1989: 914
- 1970
to 1979: 1,063
- 1960
to 1969: 366
- 1950
to 1959: 309
- 1940
to 1949: 158
- 1939
or earlier: 159
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Nome Census Area, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 108
- 2
rooms: 146
- 3
rooms: 281
- 4
rooms: 485
- 5
rooms: 339
- 6
rooms: 113
- 7
rooms: 45
- 8
rooms: 21
- 9
or more rooms: 30
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Nome Census Area, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 114
- 2
rooms: 207
- 3
rooms: 263
- 4
rooms: 247
- 5
rooms: 199
- 6
rooms: 57
- 7
rooms: 18
- 8
rooms: 11
- 9
or more rooms: 9
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nome Census Area: |
- no
bedroom: 134
- 1
bedroom: 206
- 2
bedrooms: 381
- 3
bedrooms: 565
- 4
bedrooms: 265
- 5
or more bedrooms: 17
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Nome Census Area:
|
- no
bedroom: 137
- 1
bedroom: 298
- 2
bedrooms: 313
- 3
bedrooms: 272
- 4
bedrooms: 95
- 5
or more bedrooms: 10
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Nome Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 882
- 1
vehicle: 406
- 2
vehicles: 199
- 3
vehicles: 62
- 4
vehicles: 8
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Nome Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 615
- 1
vehicle: 379
- 2
vehicles: 110
- 3
vehicles: 17
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 4
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63% of Nome Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Alaska.
| Nome
Census Area: |
62.7% | | State
average: |
47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7485
- Northeast:
212
- Midwest:
386
- South:
230
- West:
715
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 44%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 44%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (94%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Electricity
(2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (90%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Electricity
(2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 12
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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