Dothan, AL
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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.
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.
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 N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Dothan, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dothan, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Dothan, AL was Mexico, the natal country of 45,935 Dothan, AL residents, followed by Guatemala with 15,043 and India with 10,012.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dothan, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The economy of Dothan, AL employs 31k people. The largest industries in Dothan, AL are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,559 people), Retail Trade (4,444 people), and Manufacturing (2,956 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,722), Utilities ($92,411), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,569).
Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.
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.
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.
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.
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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
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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.
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.
The following map shows all of the places in Dothan, AL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
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.
In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Dothan, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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.
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.
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.
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 N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
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.
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 Houston County, AL see 1171 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.425% decrease from the previous year (1176 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 575 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Houston County, AL see an average of 1,171 patients per year. This represents a 0.425% decrease from the previous year (1,176 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Houston County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
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.
