People QuickFacts Nome Census Area Alaska Population, 2012 estimate 9,915 731,449 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 9,492 710,231 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.5% 3.0% Population, 2010 9,492 710,231 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 10.7% 7.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 34.1% 26.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 6.4% 8.1% Female persons, percent, 2011 46.9% 48.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 17.4% 67.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 3.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 74.6% 14.9% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 5.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 1.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 6.2% 7.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.6% 5.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 16.7% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.3% 79.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.1% 6.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 28.1% 16.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 83.8% 91.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.7% 27.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 663 71,861 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 6.0 18.2  Housing units, 2011 4,051 311,201 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 52.9% 64.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 18.9% 24.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $144,200 $235,100 Households, 2007-2011 2,756 252,920 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.33 2.67 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,325 $31,944 Median household income, 2007-2011 $52,435 $69,014 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 25.0% 9.5%     Business QuickFacts Nome Census Area Alaska Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 157 19,985 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 2,308 254,734 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 28.2 24.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 462 53,284  Total number of firms, 2007 629 68,728 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 45.2% 10.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 8,204,030 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 4,563,605 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 63,167 9,303,387 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,785 $13,635 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,198 1,851,293 Building permits, 2011 2 877     Geography QuickFacts Nome Census Area Alaska Land area in square miles, 2010 22,961.76 570,640.95 Persons per square mile, 2010 0.4 1.2 FIPS Code 180 02 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts