Dothan, Alabama Population 2024 (2024)

Population by Race

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Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	41,298	58.41%
Black or African American	24,680	34.91%
Two or more races	2,750	3.89%
Asian	895	1.27%
Other race	835	1.18%
Native American	238	0.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3	0%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Asian

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Dothan Population by Race

Dothan Population Pyramid 2024

Dothan Median Age

40.4

Total

37.7

Male

42.7

Female

Dothan Adults

There are 54,869 adults, (13,325 of whom are seniors) in Dothan.

Dothan Age Dependency

70.2

Age Dependency Ratio

32.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

38.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Dothan Sex Ratio

Female	36,779	52.02%
Male	33,920	47.98%

Dothan Population by Age

Dothan Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type	Count	Average Size	Owner	Renter
All	28,205	2.47	58.7	41.3
Married	11,663	3.08	79.6	20.4
Non Family	10,712	1.15	47.9	52.1
Female	4,672	3.75	34.7	65.3
Male	1,158	3.31	46.5	53.5

3.2

Average Family Size

2.47

Average Household Size

58.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Dothan Households and Families

Male

Female

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Education Attained	Count	Percentage
9th to 12th Grade	4,174	8.49%
Associates Degree	4,859	9.88%
Bachelors Degree	8,311	16.9%
Graduate Degree	4,920	10.01%
High School Graduate	14,473	29.44%
Less Than 9th Grade	1,426	2.9%
Some College	11,005	22.38%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Dothan Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Dothan Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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Race	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	30,589	28,575	10,321
Black	15,145	12,241	1,943
2+ Races	1,429	1,317	342
Hispanic	1,416	953	292
Asian	678	605	396
Other Race	474	276	97
Native American	186	113	14
Islander	3	3	0

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.41%.

Dothan Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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Name	Average	Male	Female
Bachelors Degree	$57,227	$80,684	$45,949
Graduate Degree	$75,982	$103,465	$57,363
High School Graduate	$31,928	$38,082	$24,779
Less Than 9th Grade	$29,162	$32,220	$24,554
Overall	$40,878	$49,839	$32,902
Some College	$35,700	$46,307	$27,905

$40,878

Average Earnings

$49,839

Average Male

$32,902

Average Female

Dothan Earnings by Educational Attainment

Dothan Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Dothan Language

95.38% of Dothan residents speak only English, while 4.62% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.62% of the population.

Dothan Language

Dothan Poverty by Race

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Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Black	24,347	7,957	32.68%
White	39,410	3,615	9.17%
Multiple	2,710	711	26.24%
Hispanic	2,581	575	22.28%
Asian	890	104	11.69%
Other	814	93	11.43%
Native	238	71	29.83%

18.41%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.42%

Male Poverty Rate

20.24%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Dothan

The race most likely to be in poverty in Dothan is Black, with 32.68% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Dothan is White, with 9.17% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.29%. Among those working part-time, it was 21.44%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.73%.

Dothan Poverty

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Rate	Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade	28.33%
High School	20.38%
Some College	13.11%
Bachelors or Greater	3.85%

Dothan Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate	Poverty
Female Unemployed	46.45%
Male Unemployed	32.83%
Female Employed	9.64%
Male Employed	5.23%

Dothan Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Dothan Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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Name	Median	Mean
Families	$73,395	$100,441
Households	$53,704	$80,621
Married Families	$95,685	$126,916
Non Families	$32,098	$46,160

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Income by Household Type

Dothan Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

44.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

48.0%

Male Marriage Rate

41.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Dothan Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Dothan Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Dothan Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Dothan Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

5,553

Number of Veterans

5,033

Male Veterans

520

Female Veterans

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War	Veterans
Vietnam	1,848
First Gulf War	1,664
Second Gulf War	1,436
Korea	208
World War II	69

Dothan Veterans by War

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Age Group	Veterans
35 to 54	1,431
65 to 74	1,362
75+	1,176
55 to 64	1,169
18 to 34	415

Dothan Veterans by Age

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Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	3,897	11.53%
Black	1,355	7.7%
2+ Races	216	12.75%
Hispanic	102	6.03%
Other Race	45	7%
Asian	36	4.93%
Native American	4	1.75%

Dothan Veterans by Race

Dothan Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

6.43%

Veteran Poverty Rate

28.87%

Veteran Disability Rate

Dothan Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

56.9%

Labor Force Participation

53.6%

Employment Rate

5.1%

Unemployment Rate

Dothan Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Dothan Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Dothan Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

63.49%

Born in Dothan

96.89%

Native Born

3.11%

Foreign Born

1.52%

Non Citizen

1.59%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.89% of Dothan residents were born in the United States, with 63.49% having been born in Alabama. 1.52% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Dothan Place of Birth

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Employment by Industries

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dothan, AL grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 62.7k employees to 63.9k employees. The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dothan, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,884 people), Retail Trade (8,866 people), and Manufacturing (6,568 people).

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