Nome Census Area, Alaska is in Alaska, is in the Western states, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both violent crime and homicides, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, overcrowding, internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

• median household income ($48,868)
• public-school spending per student ($34,589)
• average weekly wage ($924.00)
• per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($237.57)
• adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (88.90%)
• youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (86.93%)
• high-school graduation rate (79.55%)
• labor-force participation (63.96%)
• pre-school enrollment (59.18%)
• homeownership rate (56.4%)
• population without nearby access to a large grocery store (55.58%)
• population living close to emergency facilities (55.32%)
• households with no vehicle (55.11%)
• unsafe drinking water exposure (46.65%)
• racial integration (38.00%)
• adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (32.80%)
• adult obesity (31.50%)
• overcrowded households (29.16%)
• population without health insurance (28.16%)
• households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (27.35%)
• poverty rate (27.01%)
• adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (26.40%)
• adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (25.06%)
• population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (18.23%)
• heart disease among older adults (16.72%)
• civilian labor-force unemployment (12.5%)
• households that receive public-assistance income (12.21%)
• new-business growth rate (10.88%)
• youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (10.45%)
• teenage birth rate (8.30%)
• 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (7.92%)
• adult diabetes (6.5%)
• newborns with low birth weight (6.00%)
• cancer among older adults (4.84%)
• households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (4.28%)
• older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (4.06%)
• households with utility gas or electric for home heating (2.06%)
• relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.75%)
• workers who commute 60 minutes or more (0.39%)
• tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
• households with internet access (0.00%)
• change in median household value (-8.86%)
• affordable housing relative to low-income population (-75.29)
• food environment index (2.8)
• jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (2,130)
• local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
• nonprofits per 100,000 population (43.2)
• variety of industries among available jobs (0.63)
• walkability index (6.56)
• airborne cancer risk per million in population (24.75)
• car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (26.27)
• days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.69)
• deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (107.55)
• homicides per 100,000 population (11.690)
• preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (4,540)
• property crimes per 100,000 population (1,550)
• relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.44)
• relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (2.12)
• relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
• risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.64)
• violent crimes per 100,000 population (670.59)
• CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (2.21)
• first responders per 1,000 population (1.020)
• population (9,921)
• primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (71.30)

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