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Gambell, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Gambell is a Census city of 569 people across 10.51 square miles of land, in Nome Census Area. Median household income is $52,500, 87.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gambell
What Gambell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.51 sq mi
- Water area17.91 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land54
- County holding the largest share of its areaNome Census Area, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gambell
How many people live in Gambell
- Population569
- Median age27.7
- Population under 18180
- Share under 1831.6 percent
- Population 65 and over50 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over8.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households172
- Family households138 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families80.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gambell
Income and work in Gambell
- Median household income$52,500
- Per capita income$16,195
- Civilian labor force222
- Employed155 plus or minus 37
- Unemployed67 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate30.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over324
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gambell
Housing in Gambell
- Housing units205
- Occupied units172
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent
- Owner occupied150
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate87.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,900 plus or minus $101,177
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $547
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Single family units188
- Share single family91.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gambell
How Gambell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute135 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes134 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes99.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone0.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked25.9 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nome Census Area, not Gambell
Nome Census Area context, not Gambell figures
- Establishments in Nome Census Area174
- Covered employment, Nome Census Area3,893
- Average annual pay, Nome Census Area$75,229
- Housing units permitted, Nome Census Area3
Every figure in this section is published for Nome Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Gambell.
All Nome Census Area figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gambell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gambell, Alaska?
569, in 172 households. Gambell city covers 10.51 square miles of land, which is 54 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gambell in?
Nome Census Area, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gambell?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,900. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Gambell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nome Census Area as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gambell.
Is zoning published for Gambell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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