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Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city population was 3,590. Briefly at its founding in 1898, it was called Anvil City. Nome was incorporated in 1901, and it's now within the Sitnasuak Native Corporation lands. The city of Nome also claims to be home to the world's largest gold pan, although this claim has been disputed by the city of Quesnel, B.C., Canada. In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic among Eskimos in Nome was halted when, during fierce blizzard conditions, a dog sled team arrived with serum. The sled driver of the final leg of the relay was Gunnar Kaasen and the lead sled dog was Balto. A statue of Balto by F.G. Roth stands near the zoo in Central Park, New York City. The annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates this historic event. Fritz, one of Leonhard Seppala's lead dogs which partnered the legendary Togo ,...more

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Among the most common occupations in Nome are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 56 percent of workers in Nome, Alaska work for companies, 26 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Nome, Alaska are Educational, health and social services, 27%; Public administration, 13%; and Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 11%. Simply Hired's Nome job listings indicate that the following industries in Nome are hiring the most workers: Airlines, Application Service Providers, Data Processing Services, Trauma Centers and Misc Information Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Nome, Alaska is $43,162, and the median income of households in Nome was $59,402.

Nome has an unemployment rate of 11.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Nome Trends data, the number of Nome, Alaska jobs has decreased by 7% since April 2007.

Population of Nome Total population 3,505 Male 53.52% Female 46.48% Median age 32.4     Nome Housing Owner-occupied homes 44.8% Median cost of a home $110,600 Median mortgage payment $903 Renter-occupied homes 55.2% Vacant housing 12.7% Median monthly rent $939     Average Income Median for all male full-time $50,521 Median for all female full-time $35,804     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 36% Currently married 46% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 41% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 56%     Nome Commute Carpool 21.2% Public transportation 2.2% Average travel time 7 minutes

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