Places/AK/Nome Census Area, AK
County profile

Nome Census Area, AK

United States · GDP 2024
#2272 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$603.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,167
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
174
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,830
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
8.9%
Median HH income
$78.7k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
14.0%±1.9%
Poverty rate
21.5%±2.5%
Business applications
48 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
33.7/10k pop

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA

No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.

HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).

Industry mix · employment
Health care58%
Retail trade19%
Transportation10%
Food & accommodation6%
Real estate4%
Arts & recreation3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
9,830
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $68.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration681
International migration+52
Natural change+432

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$465.1M
2019
$454.8M
2020
$474.1M
2021
$532.5M
2022
$561.2M
2023
$603.2M
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$211.2k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$172/mo
Vacancy rate
31.4%±1.7%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$997.2k
3 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
34.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 92Volcanic 90Winter weather 88
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-63% since 2021
8
2021
1
2022
1
2023
3
2024
3
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
785.7 km
I-1
Nearest freight rail
708.3 km
ARR
Nearest port
39.1 km
WHITE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
Nearest commercial airport
80.8 km
NOME
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$69.7k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Nome Census Area?

Nome Census Area's economy produced $603.2M in 2024, growing 7.5% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.