Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,522
| This zip code: | $70,522 | | Alaska: | $64,333 |
Nearest zip codes: 99778, 99785, 99784, 99772, 99554, 99581.
Housing units in zip code 99762 with a mortgage: 350 (21 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 195
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,732
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $600
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 8.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.2 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 99762: Senikave (A), Uinuk (B), Ruby Roadhouse (C), Banner (D), Ruby (E), Cripple Creek (F), Boston (G), Hastings Creek (H), Sitnazuak (I), Port Safety Roadhouse (J), Imokhtegokshuk (K), Nubviakchugaluk (L), Casadepaga (M), Okinoyoktokawik (N), Summit (O), Quigleys Camp (P), Sunset (Q), Sunvalluk (R), Golovin Mission (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Fox Lake (A), Salmon Lake (B), Twin Lakes (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Christmas Creek (A), Chukajak Creek (B), Clear Creek (C), Cleveland Creek (D), Colin Creek (E), Colly Creek (F), Colorado Creek (G), Comeni Creek (H), Concord Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 130
- 1990 to 1994: 116
- 1980 to 1989: 555
- 1970 to 1979: 458
- 1960 to 1969: 192
- 1950 to 1959: 165
- 1940 to 1949: 98
- 1939 or earlier: 116
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nome, AK (99762): |
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- no bedroom: 46
- 1 bedrooms: 80
- 2 bedrooms: 183
- 3 bedrooms: 210
- 4 bedrooms: 96
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 91
- 1 bedrooms: 212
- 2 bedrooms: 201
- 3 bedrooms: 142
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 99762 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 134
- 1 vehicle: 271
- 2 vehicles: 162
- 3 vehicles: 53
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 252
- 1 vehicle: 325
- 2 vehicles: 96
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 99762:
- Less than $10,000: 16
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 9
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $60,000 to $69,999: 14
- $70,000 to $79,999: 21
- $80,000 to $89,999: 24
- $90,000 to $99,999: 27
- $100,000 to $124,999: 74
- $125,000 to $149,999: 61
- $150,000 to $174,999: 47
- $175,000 to $199,999: 53
- $200,000 to $249,999: 63
- $250,000 to $299,999: 95
- $300,000 to $399,999: 63
- $400,000 to $499,999: 21
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 99762:
- Less than $100: 12
- $100 to $149: 8
- $200 to $249: 10
- $250 to $299: 6
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 13
- $400 to $449: 17
- $450 to $499: 13
- $500 to $549: 4
- $550 to $599: 11
- $600 to $649: 26
- $650 to $699: 17
- $700 to $749: 40
- $750 to $799: 42
- $800 to $899: 122
- $900 to $999: 158
- $1,000 to $1,249: 189
- $1,250 to $1,499: 97
- $1,500 to $1,999: 68
- No cash rent: 43
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $37,876.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $234,161
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,690
- Asian householders: $126,255
- Some other race householders: $189,383
- Two or more races householders: $153,694
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $115,818
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,774 (it was $100,900 in 2000)
| 99762: | $171,774 | | Alaska: | $231,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,165 - $290,466
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $193,424| Here: | $193,424 | | State: | $278,038 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $606,451| Here: | $606,451 | | State: | $229,685 |
In 2-unit structures: $206,207| Here: | $206,207 | | State: | $310,320 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,337| Here: | $152,337 | | State: | $267,809 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,693,984| Here: | $1,693,984 | | State: | $186,942 |
Mobile homes: $79,000| Here: | $79,000 | | State: | $42,305 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,210
- One, attached: 34
- Two: 104
- 3 or 4: 207
- 5 to 9: 104
- 10 to 19: 120
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 67
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 697 (43%)
- Carpooled: 332 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Taxi: 29 (2%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 419 (26%)
- Other means: 67 (4%)
- Worked at home: 62 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 479
- 5 to 9 minutes: 662
- 10 to 14 minutes: 276
- 15 to 19 minutes: 46
- 20 to 24 minutes: 49
- 25 to 29 minutes: 10
- 30 to 34 minutes: 17
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 15
- 45 to 59 minutes: 0
- 60 to 89 minutes: 8
- 90 or more minutes: 5
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,681
- In family households: 3,074 (572 male householders, 262 female householders)
550 spouses, 1,355 children (1,233 natural, 76 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 55 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 607 (278 male householders (211 living alone)), 194 female householders (153 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 203 (127 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 244 2-persons, 193 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 364 1-person, 91 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
720 married couples with children.
378 single-parent households (155 men, 223 women).
82.4% of residents of 99762 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 15% well, 20% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 25% well, 33% not well).
13.7% of residents speak other language at home (75% very well, 21% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 122 (3.1%)
(58.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Vietnam (33%)
- Canada (15%)
- Germany (11%)
- Russia (6%)
- Other Northern Europe (5%)
- Other Northern Africa (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 53
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 1,403
Black population: 30
American Indian population: 2,084
Asian population: 56
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 15
Two or more races population: 316

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2203 |
|  German: 220 |
|  English: 149 |
|  Irish: 121 |
|  Norwegian: 118 |
|  United States or American: 102 |
|  Swedish: 49 |
|  Greek: 44 |
|  European: 39 |
|  French (except Basque): 33 |
|  Scandinavian: 31 |
|  Polish: 31 |
|  Italian: 29 |
|  Danish: 19 |
|  Scottish: 17 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  Finnish: 14 |
|  Basque: 13 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 13 |
|  Ukrainian: 13 |
|  Icelander: 12 |
|  Dutch: 9 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Other Arab: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Canadian: 4 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Slovak: 3 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Austrian: 3 |
|  Northern European: 2 |
|  Czech: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NORTON SOUND; WEICHELT, BRUCE (NOME B-1_ KRM T11S R33W S31 in NOME, AK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
Alternative names: DALE WHITNEY, FAUSETT, LONNIE, K & S LEASING, LONNIE FAUSETT, NORTON SOUNDMEHELICH, JOHN A, STAMPS, THOMAS L, THOMAS L STAMPS, WHITNEY, DALE
- NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM (W 5TH & W K STREETS in NOME, AK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-AK2340010 42558, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: NOME, CITY OF
- NORTON SOUND (NOME B-1 in NOME, AK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
Alternative names: FAUSETT, LONNIE, FRANK MCFARLAND, LONNIE FAUSETT, MCFARLAND, FRANK, RANDALL ELDON SMITH, SMITH, RANDALL E
- LEONARD SEPPALA ALTERNATIVE HS (BOX 131 in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-357010
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MARTIN L. OLSON SCHOOL (40 MAIN STREET in GOLOVIN, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70060
Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6TH AVENUE/K STREET in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-350010
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NOME CORRESPONDENCE (P.O. BOX 131 in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-358010
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ANVIL CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY (MILE 3.5 NOME-TELLER HIGHWAY in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-359010
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DIOMEDE SCHOOL (MAIN STREET in DIOMEDE, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70050
Organizations: BERING STRAIT SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NOME YOUTH FACILITY (4TH AVENUE/K STREET in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-357020
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NOME-BELTZ JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (MILE 3.5 NOME-TELLER HIGHWAY in NOME, AK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-350020
Organizations: NOME CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALASKA GOLD CO (SNAKE RIV 1 MI W OF CY in NOME, AK)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-10-1987-0079, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MI 3.5 NOME TELLER RD in NOME, AK)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: NOME CITY SD
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,037
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 29%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2575
- Northeast: 164
- Midwest: 221
- South: 177
- West: 598
50% of the 99762 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Alaska.
Population in 1990: 3,706. Population change in the 1990s: +200 (+5.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 2.8% | | Alaska: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 0.7% | | Alaska: | 5.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 8.0% | | Alaska: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- INUIT SERVICES INC (504 SEPPALA DR in NOME, AK; small business): $17,805,326 in 274 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities, Other Management Support Services, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, and more by Air Force, Army, Public Buildings Service, National Park Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $2,308,757; 2001: $966,346; 2002: $941,630; 2003: $417,825; 2004: $5,638,391; 2005: $3,555,704; 2006: $3,976,673.
Biggest contracts:
$2,049,106 with Air Force for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$1,720,686 with Air Force for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$1,667,231, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$892,322, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- BONANZA FUEL, INC (BONANZA EXPRESS BUILDING in NOME, AK; small business): $1,746,748 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Fuel Oils, Gas Services, Electric Services by Defense Logistics Agency, Public Buildings Service, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $967,400; 2002: $0; 2003: $19,388; 2004: $0; 2005: $759,960; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$963,900 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2001-09-13. Completion date: 2004-10-30.
$759,960, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-14. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
$6,867 with Public Buildings Service for Gas Services. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$5,377, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
- HANSEN GOLD (203 SPINNIG ROCK ROCK in NOME, AK; small business): $100,000 in 4 contracts from 2000 to 2002
$25,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
$25,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.
$25,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Tunnels and Subsurface Structures. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
$25,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
- ROBERT W MADDEN INC (116 W 1ST AVE in NOME, AK; small business): $55,267 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Food Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $26,810; 2002: $23,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,410; 2005: $47; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$26,810 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2001-12-17. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
$23,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-02. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
$4,704, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-21. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
$706, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-26. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
- Q TRUCKING CO , INC (704 SEPPALA DRIVE in NOME, AK; small business): $36,888 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2003
Contracts for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $36,888; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$25,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2003-06-16. Completion date: 2003-07-16.
$10,150, same as above. Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-07-16.
$3,025 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2001-12-16. Completion date: 2001-12-16.
$1,488 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2003-07-24. Completion date: 2003-07-24.
- LAWRENCE A EHRLICH (610 6TH AVE E in GOLOVIN, AK; small business): $32,600 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2003
$28,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
$4,600, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
- ESKIMO WALRUS COMMISSION (125 SEPPALA DR in NOME, AK; small business)
$30,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Scientific Data Studies. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
- OUTSIDER'S CONSTRUCTION, INC (6 AFT DRIVE in NOME, AK; small business)
$9,615 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2005-04-07. Completion date: 2005-04-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Information: Other Telecommunications (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 92 people in state prisons
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11 people in other group homes
- 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 5 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 3 people in other workers' dormitories
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