Alaska · Census place 54920
Nome city, AK
Quick answer
Nome city has 3,668 residents, ranking #32 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $113,561, the median home is worth $338,900 and median gross rent runs $1,567 a month.
- Population
- 3,668Nome city residents
- Median household income
- $113,561Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $338,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,567Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Nome city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nome city median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Unalaska city 4,430
- Valdez city 3,911
- Butte CDP 3,905
- Mill Bay CDP 3,541
- Petersburg CDP 3,346
- Big Lake CDP 3,291
- Goldstream CDP 3,238
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