Houston County, AL

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2024 Population

108,140

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

2.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,626

1.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$183,300

2.98% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

47,308

1.85% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Houston County, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Houston County, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Houston County, AL are Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (173 degrees awarded in 2023) and Fortis College-Dothan (73 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Houston County, AL was $183,300, and the homeownership rate was 63.8%.

Most people in Houston County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Houston County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Houston County, AL borders Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA, and Seminole County, GA.

United States Alabama Dothan, AL

Population & Diversity

Houston County, AL is home to a population of 108k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.05% of Houston County, AL residents were born outside of the country (3.29k people).

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (68.6k people) in Houston County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.66k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Houston County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Houston County, AL was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houston County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
68.6k ± 250
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29.3k ± 241
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.66k ± 249

4.61%

Hispanic Population

4.98k people

4.61% of the people in Houston County, AL are hispanic (4.98k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

3.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.29k people

2.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.18k people

As of 2024, 3.05% of Houston County, AL residents (3.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Houston County, AL was 2.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,472 ± 275
Vietnam
2,180 ± 193
Gulf War (1990s)
1,492 ± 166

Houston County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Houston County, AL.

Economy

The economy of Houston County, AL employs 47.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Houston County, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,389 people), Retail Trade (6,119 people), and Manufacturing (4,787 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($105,208), Utilities ($92,094), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,319).

Employment

Occupations

47.3k

2024 Value

± 1,121

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston County, AL grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 46.5k employees to 47.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston County, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (5,216 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,919 people), and Management Occupations (4,506 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston County, 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

47.3k

2024 Value

± 1,121

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston County, AL grew at a rate of 1.85%, from 46.5k employees to 47.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston County, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,389 people), Retail Trade (6,119 people), and Manufacturing (4,787 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Houston County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,641

Median earning men ± $1,540

$33,486

Median earning women ± $1,578

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,200), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,970), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,718), Public Administration ($49,439), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,155).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

204
Retail Trade
179
Other Services (except Public Administration)
164
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$596k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$267k
Retail Trade
$224k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 Houston County, 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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Houston County, AL awarded 246 degrees. The student population of Houston County, AL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 410 male students and 542 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Houston County, AL are White (121 and 49.2%), Black or African American (61 and 24.8%), Asian (36 and 14.6%), and Hispanic or Latino (15 and 6.1%).

The largest universities in Houston County, AL by number of degrees awarded are Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (173 and 70.3%) and Fortis College-Dothan (73 and 29.7%).

The most popular majors in Houston County, AL are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (173 and 70.3%), Medical Assistant (52 and 21.1%), and HVAC Maintenance (12 and 4.88%).

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

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 952 students enrolled in Houston County, AL, 43.1% men and 56.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 467 records, of which 56.1% were women and 43.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy

Most Common

173 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Houston County, AL was Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy with 173 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Professional Doctorate from schools in Houston County, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by 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 Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine with 173 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 99 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Houston County, AL, which is 0.673 times less than the 147 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 121 degrees mean that there were 1.98 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 61 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houston County, AL was $183,300 in 2024, which is 0.551 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $178,000 to $183,300, a 2.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston County, AL is 63.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Houston County, AL have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Houston County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.525%.

Housing

Property

$183,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,668

$27,624

Median Property Taxes

±$751

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 Houston County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.8% of the housing units in Houston County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$58,626

Median Household Income

± $1,551

43.3k

Number of Households

± 1,017

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.3k households in Houston County, AL grew to $58,626 from the previous year's value of $57,531.

The following chart displays the households in Houston County, 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 Houston County, 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 2024

Drove Alone (85%)
Carpooled (8.48%)
Worked At Home (4.64%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Houston County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.48%) and those who worked at home (4.64%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston County, AL have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.35% of the workforce in Houston County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Houston County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.525%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston County, AL (18.7k out of 107k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 24.6% of the children was living in poverty in Houston County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 488 in Houston County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 46.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.8% of the population of Houston County, AL has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 2.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Houston County, AL see 1,221 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,221 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1566 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 521 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,221 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Houston County, AL

Primary care physicians in Houston County, AL see an average of 1,221 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,221 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.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

37.8%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

2.75%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houston County, AL declined by 4.09% from 11.7% to 11.2%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 63.8 in Houston County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Houston County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.5% in Houston County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Houston County, AL.