Population: 2000
Alaska Health Area: Nome
Borough/Census Area: Nome Census Area
Sources: US Census, AK Department of Labor
Population	Nome	Alaska
Population 2000	9,196	626,932
Population change 1990-2000 (percent)	11%	14%
Sex	Nome	Alaska
Male: Number	4,969	324,112
Male: Percent	54%	52%
Female: Number	4,227	302,820
Female: Percent	46%	48%
Age	Nome	Alaska
Persons under 5 years	790	47,591
Percent under 5 years	9%	8%
Persons 65 and over	540	35,699
Percent 65 and over	6%	6%
Median age	27.6	32.4
Race*: Numbers	Nome	Alaska
White	2,129	463,999
Black/African-American	59	27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian	7,274	119,241
Asian	90	32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	8	5,515
Other	42	15,151
Hispanic (any race)	92	25,852
Race*: Percent	Nome	Alaska
White	43%	70%
Black/African-American	1%	4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian	79%	18%
Asian	1%	5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
Other	0%	2%
Hispanic (any race)	1%	4%
* Racial data for Alaska use Modified Estimates (MARS) of Race and Ethnicity to distribute "more than one race" respondents among the racial categories.
Alaska Health Profiles Online Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Updated 8/7/02