Nome Census Area, Alaska
17 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,866
- Median household income
- $78,681
- ±4,699
- Unemployed
- 16.9%
- 732 of 4,336 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.2%
- 2,483 of 2,816 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
Cities, towns and villages 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brevig Mission | 423 (2021) | Po Box 85100, Brevig Mission | — |
| City of Diomede | 82 (2021) | Po Box 7039, Diomede | — |
| City of Elim | 368 (2021) | Po Box 39009, Elim | — |
| City of Gambell | 635 (2021) | Po Box 189, Gambell | — |
| City of Golovin | 172 (2021) | Po Box 62059, Golovin | — |
| City of Koyuk | 306 (2021) | Po Box 53029, Koyuk | — |
| City of Nome | 3,594 (2021) | Po Box 281, Nome | Website |
| City of Saint Michael | 449 (2021) | Po Box 70, St Michael | — |
| City of Savoonga | 826 (2021) | Po Box 40, Savoonga | — |
| City of Shaktoolik | 212 (2021) | Po Box 10, Shaktoolik | — |
| City of Shishmaref | 567 (2021) | Po Box 83, Shishmaref | — |
| City of Stebbins | 626 (2021) | Po Box 22, Stebbins | — |
| City of Teller | 245 (2021) | Po Box 548, Teller | — |
| City of Unalakleet | 760 (2021) | Po Box 28, Unalakleet | — |
| City of Wales | 160 (2021) | Po Box 489, Wales | — |
| City of White Mountain | 183 (2021) | Po Box 130, White Mountain | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority | Housing and community development | P.o. Box 995, Nome | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bering Strait School District
School district15 schools
225 Main St, Unalakleet, AK, 99684
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Nome Public Schools
School district4 schools
Mile 3.5 Nome-Teller Hwy, Nome, AK, 99762
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Nenana Farmers Market (Nenana)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.