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People QuickFacts |
Nome Census Area |
Alaska |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
9,261 | 686,293 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.7% | 9.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
9,196 | 626,931 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
11.0% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
33.9% | 26.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
6.1% | 7.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
46.5% | 47.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
18.3% | 70.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 4.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
75.6% | 15.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.0% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
4.5% | 4.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
2.3% | 6.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
17.7% | 65.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.3% | 46.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
28.8% | 14.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% | 88.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.7% | 24.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,430 | 83,220 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
6.3 | 19.6 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
3,687 | 282,234 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.1% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.0% | 27.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$77,100 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,693 | 221,600 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.33 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,942 | $62,854 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,476 | $22,660 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
23.1% | 9.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Nome Census Area |
Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
166 | 19,8921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
2,288 | 241,6211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
27.0% | 17.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
389 | 50,670 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
426 | 62,145 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
52.8% | 8.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 3,832,024 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,106 | 3,616,674 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
52,004 | 7,437,071 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,689 | $11,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,654 | 1,393,225 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
4 | 9011 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
128,492 | 9,378,2971 |
