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Shishmaref, AK

462 Population
2.3 square miles 197.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.7 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Nome Census Area: 29.4 ±1.2
  • a little less than the figure in Alaska: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$19,226 ±$3,194 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nome Census Area: $30,047 † ±$3,823
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Alaska: $44,928 ±$605
$62,083 ±$4,815 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nome Census Area: $76,643 ±$6,111
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Alaska: $89,336 ±$1,374

23.2% ±6.8% (107  ±38) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nome Census Area: 21.1% † 2,026 (±2.1% / ±207)
  • more than double the rate in Alaska: 10.2% 72,978 (±0.3% / ±2,204)

4.4 minutes ±0.7 (465  ±173) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Nome Census Area: 5.8 † 19,620 (±0.7 / ±2,593)
  • about one-quarter of the figure in Alaska: 19.5 6,246,845 (±0.3 / ±110,673)

Families

122 ±24 Number of households
  • Nome Census Area: 2,786 ±92
  • Alaska: 267,865 ±1,441
3.8 ±0 (462  ±91) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nome Census Area: 3.4 9,321 (±0.1 / ±147)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Alaska: 2.6 703,871

3.5% ±4.6% (3  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nome Census Area: 8.7% † 206 (±2.1% / ±50)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 5.7% 9,528 (±0.4% / ±744)

Housing

137 ±24 Number of housing units
  • Nome Census Area: 4,109 ±61
  • Alaska: 327,610 ±431

$116,700 ±$17,885 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Nome Census Area: $201,000 † ±$31,713
  • about one-third of the amount in Alaska: $333,300 ±$3,665

4.4% ±4.4% (20  ±20.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nome Census Area: 11.4% † 1,106 (±2% / ±194.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Alaska: 14.8% 107,476 (±0.6% / ±4,009.5)

Social

86.9% ±25.4% (245  ±47.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nome Census Area: 88.6% 4,915 (±6.1% / ±366.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 456,049 (±1% / ±4,750.6)
11.7% ±8.5% (33  ±25) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nome Census Area: 17.5% † 968 (±3.2% / ±179.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 31.2% 152,432 (±0.6% / ±2,933.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% ±2.1% (7  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nome Census Area: 2.3% 227
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Alaska: 7.8% 57,131

4.7% ±2.5% (14  ±8) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nome Census Area: 5.5% † 357 (±0.8% / ±55)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 11% 58,910 (±0.4% / ±2,202)
14 Total veterans ±8 8 Male ±6 6 Female ±7

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