Dothan, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population

71,118

0.593% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.4

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

19.2%

4.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,052

2.51% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$186,600

6.08% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

30,976

2.06% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Dothan, AL had a population of 71.1k people with a median age of 40.4 and a median household income of $55,052. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dothan, AL grew from 70,699 to 71,118, a 0.593% increase and its median household income grew from $53,704 to $55,052, a 2.51% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dothan, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (55%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%), White (Hispanic) (1.62%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.36%).

None of the households in Dothan, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Dothan, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dothan, AL are George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (977 degrees awarded in 2023), Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (173 degrees), and Fortis College-Dothan (73 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Dothan, AL was $186,600, and the homeownership rate was 57.1%.

Most people in Dothan, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Dothan, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dothan, AL is home to a population of 71.1k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.66% of Dothan, AL residents were born outside of the country (2.6k people).

In 2023, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.1k people) in Dothan, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Dothan, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Dothan, AL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dothan, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dothan, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
39.1k ± 628
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
25.2k ± 510
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.7k ± 226

4.55%

Hispanic Population

3.24k people

4.55% of the people in Dothan, AL are hispanic (3.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dothan, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
52,201 ± 5,580 people
Guatemala
19,759 ± 3,444 people
Korea
10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

Foreign-Born Population

3.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.6k people

3.08%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.18k people

As of 2023, 3.66% of Dothan, AL residents (2.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dothan, AL was 3.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dothan, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,626 ± 157
Gulf War (2001-)
1,605 ± 191
Gulf War (1990s)
942 ± 122

Dothan, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dothan, AL employs 31k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Dothan, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,559 people), Retail Trade (4,444 people), and Manufacturing (2,956 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,722), Utilities ($92,411), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,569).

Employment

Occupations

31k

2023 Value

± 853

2.06%

1 Year growth

± 3.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dothan, AL grew at a rate of 2.06%, from 30.4k employees to 31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dothan, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (3,965 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,897 people), and Management Occupations (2,869 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dothan, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

31k

2023 Value

± 853

2.06%

1 Year growth

± 3.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dothan, AL grew at a rate of 2.06%, from 30.4k employees to 31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dothan, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,559 people), Retail Trade (4,444 people), and Manufacturing (2,956 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dothan, AL, though some of these residents may live in Dothan, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,329

Median earning men ± $1,785

$32,040

Median earning women ± $1,174

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,505), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,145), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($52,232), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,917), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,360).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dothan, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Dothan, AL awarded 1,223 degrees. The student population of Dothan, AL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,735 male students and 3,227 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dothan, AL are White (685 and 56.1%), followed by Black or African American (353 and 28.9%), Hispanic or Latino (72 and 5.9%), and Two or More Races (47 and 3.85%).

The largest universities in Dothan, AL by number of degrees awarded are George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (977 and 79.9%), Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (173 and 14.1%), and Fortis College-Dothan (73 and 5.97%).

The most popular majors in Dothan, AL are General Studies (236 and 19.3%), Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (173 and 14.1%), and Registered Nursing (133 and 10.9%).

The median tuition cost in Dothan, AL for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,962 students enrolled in Dothan, AL, 35% men and 65% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,741 records, of which 60.9% were women and 39.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science
34 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
133 degrees awarded
General Studies
99 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Dothan, AL was General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Dothan, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
977 degrees awarded
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
173 degrees awarded
Fortis College-Dothan
73 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was George C Wallace Community College-Dothan with 977 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 417 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dothan, AL, which is 0.517 times less than the 806 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 685 degrees mean that there were 1.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 353 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,810) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,110) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Measure

In 2023, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (906k), and Bachelors Degree (626k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dothan, AL was $186,600 in 2023, which is 0.615 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $175,900 to $186,600, a 6.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Dothan, AL is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Dothan, AL have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dothan, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$3,270

$16,540

Median Property Taxes

±$534

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dothan, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dothan, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.1%

Homeownership

2023

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 57.1% of the housing units in Dothan, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dothan, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Dothan, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,052

Median Household Income

± $1,453

29k

Number of Households

± 750

In 2023, the median household income of the 29k households in Dothan, AL grew to $55,052 from the previous year's value of $53,704.

The following chart displays the households in Dothan, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dothan, AL is from Alabama.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Carpooled (8.3%)
Worked At Home (4.55%)

In 2023, 84.5% of workers in Dothan, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.3%) and those who worked at home (4.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dothan, AL have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Dothan, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dothan, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dothan, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dothan, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dothan, AL (13.5k out of 70.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dothan, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.4% of the population of Dothan, AL has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 2.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.36% increase from the previous year (1,520 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 740 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.6%

Uninsured

37.5%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

14.9%

Non-Group

2.64%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dothan, AL grew by 2.64% from 11.3% to 11.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dothan, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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