Dothan.
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Alabama·Houston County
22 tracts·63K people·$194K median·703/mi²
White 54 · Black 36 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Health 31 · Retail 24 · Professional 15 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Service 17 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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The median home value in Dothan is $194,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Dothan has 71,514 residents across 17 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.2; the population is 54.4% White, 35.7% Black, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.3% (Census ACS).
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology (82%), Highlands Elementary School (57%) and Heard Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; Dothan Preparatory Academy (26%) and Dothan 6th Grade Center (18%) lead the middle schools; Dothan City Virtual School (28%) and Dothan High School (24%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $960/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dothan is $55,792 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dothan, median rent is $960/month and the median home value is $194,000 (Census ACS).
Dothan reported 9.2 violent crimes and 33.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dothan are tornado (85), drought (84) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Dothan scores 8.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).