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  • FIPS 02180
  • Largest town: Nome

Nome, Alaska

Nome had 9,836 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 22,969.7 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 30 in Alaska by population and 9th by land area.

Population
9,836
#10 of 30 in Alaska · #2,424 in US
Area
22,969.7 sq mi
#9 of 30 in Alaska · #9 in US
Density
0.4 / sq mi
#20 of 30 in Alaska · #3,124 in US
Median household income
$75,296
#19 of 30 in Alaska · #655 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Nome within Alaska. Pin: Juneau.

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Nome population, land area and income

Nome had 9,836 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 22,969.7 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 30 in Alaska by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 0.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alaska has 6,175 residents; Nome is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,296 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,836

3144th1st

2424th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

22,970 sq mi

3144th1st

9th of 3,144 (US)

Density

0.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

3124th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,296

3143rd1st

655th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alaska (30)

Population

9,836

30th1st

10th of 30 (AK)

Land area

22,970 sq mi

30th1st

9th of 30 (AK)

Density

0.4 / sq mi

30th1st

20th of 30 (AK)

Median household income

$75,296

30th1st

19th of 30 (AK)

How Nome's population changed since 2020

Nome lost 183 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 18th of 30 in Alaska for growth. The median Alaska county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +1.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Nome recorded 755 births and 371 deaths, a natural change of +384. Net international migration added +41 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -628. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 628 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
755
Deaths
371
Net international migration
+41
Net domestic migration
-628
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+46

Where Nome is

The Census internal point of Nome is at 64.783700, -164.188900. It sits in UTM zone 3N. The map shades Alaska's 30 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Nome outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Southeast Fairbanks: +7.1%Sitka: -0.9%Haines: +0.9%Bethel: -2.3%Skagway: -9.8%Aleutians East: +6.0%Ketchikan Gateway: -1.7%Yukon-Koyukuk: -3.8%Nome: -1.8%Northwest Arctic: -8.5%Kodiak Island: -3.0%Chugach: -6.7%Hoonah-Angoon: -1.8%Bristol Bay: +6.5%Prince of Wales-Hyder: +0.0%Lake and Peninsula: -9.4%North Slope: -3.1%Fairbanks North Star: -0.4%Juneau: -2.0%Aleutians West: +3.8%Yakutat: +1.2%Denali: +0.4%Matanuska-Susitna: +9.4%Kusilvak: -5.1%Anchorage: -0.4%Copper River: +0.7%Kenai Peninsula: +3.9%Wrangell: -3.1%Dillingham: -4.1%Petersburg: +0.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.1%
  2. < -2.0%
  3. < -0.4%
  4. < +1.2%
  5. ≥ +1.2%
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Orange pin: Nome internal point. Dark pin: Juneau.

Internal point

Decimal
64.783700, -164.188900
DMS
64°47'1.32"N 164°11'20.04"W
UTM
3N 538557.0E 7184595.6N
Geohash
b7e0xc923
Plus code
92PQQRM6+FC

Towns in Nome

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Nome, 3,668 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nome; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Nome with 3,668.

  1. 01Nome3,668
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nome

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Nome. The most populous is Kusilvak, AK, with 7,946 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Juneau and the nearest big city

Juneau is 1,064.5 miles E of Nome's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Anchorage, AK (population 289,600), 528.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fairbanks, AK (population 31,732), 484.9 miles away.

Nome FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nome is 02180: state code 02 for Alaska plus borough or census area code 180. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,296.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nome, Alaska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,836. That is down 183 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,019.

What is the FIPS code of Nome?

02180. The first two digits (02) are Alaska; the last three (180) identify the borough or census area.

What is the largest town in Nome?

Nome, with 3,668 residents inside Nome in 2024.

Which counties border Nome?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kusilvak, AK; Northwest Arctic, AK; Yukon-Koyukuk, AK.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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