Nome, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0254920, place: Nome city, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,547 (100%)
In labor force: 1,733 (68.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,724 (67.69%)
----Employed: 1,535 (60.27%)
----Unemployed: 189 (7.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.35%)
Not in labor force: 814 (31.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,152 (45.23%)
In labor force: 761 (29.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 758 (29.76%)
----Employed: 693 (27.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 273 (10.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 211 (8.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,507 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 683 (45.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 320 (21.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 33 (2.19%)
Walked: 354 (23.49%)
Other means: 57 (3.78%)
Worked at home: 60 (3.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,535 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 530 (34.53%)
Service occupations: 310 (20.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 403 (26.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 137 (8.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 153 (9.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 36 (2.35%)
Construction: 55 (3.58%)
Manufacturing: 9 (0.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 3 (0.2%)
Retail trade: 156 (10.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 183 (11.92%)
Information: 53 (3.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 40 (2.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 24 (1.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 474 (30.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 170 (11.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 109 (7.1%)
Public administration: 223 (14.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 971 (63.26%)
Government workers: 456 (29.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 94 (6.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.91%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 74 (6.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (4.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (8.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (6.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 170 (14.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 287 (24.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 192 (16.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 176 (14.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (3.77%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.51%)
Median household income: $59,402

With earnings: 1,040 (87.18%)
--Mean earnings: $65,961
With Social Security income: 178 (14.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,640
With Supplemental Security Income: 35 (2.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,606
With public assistance income: 156 (13.08%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,022
With retirement income: 172 (14.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,368

Families: 766 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (4.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (1.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (4.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 70 (9.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (14.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 175 (22.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 143 (18.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 132 (17.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 38 (4.96%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.44%)
Median family income: $68,804

Per capita income: $23,402

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,521
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,804

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 41 (5.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 28 (3.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (2.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (2.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.04%)
Individuals: 212 (27.68%)
--18 years and over: 165 (21.54%)
----65 years and over: 14 (1.83%)
--Related children under 18 years: 47 (6.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (4.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 107 (13.97%)

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