2022 population: 267,440 ( 10,594 from 2010 , 2,794 from 2020)
Land area: 3468.8 square miles
Population density: 77.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	180,129	67.35%	0.6%
Black:	60,965	22.80%	7.5%
Indian:	1,781	0.67%	10.1%
Asian:	3,414	1.28%	51.3%
2+ races:	6,324	2.36%	47.2%
Hispanic:	14,827	5.54%	41.5%

Total non-White:	87,311	32.65%	15.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,272	13.7
Deaths:	8,741	16.5
Net Migration:	3,909	7.4
Net Immigration:	251	0.5

Change in White population:	-1,114	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,708	4.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
256,846
181,243	70.56%
56,720	22.08%
1,617	0.63%
2,256	0.88%
4,295	1.67%
10,476	4.08%
75,603	29.44%

2000
235,959
172,041	72.91%
53,428	22.64%
1,232	0.52%
1,674	0.71%
2,585	1.10%
4,801	2.03%
63,918	27.09%

1990
222,079
169,523	76.33%
47,852	21.55%
896	0.40%
1,555	0.70%
n/a
2,253	1.01%
52,556	23.67%

1980
213,699
164,465	76.96%
44,597	20.87%
811	0.38%
1,034	0.48%
n/a
2,726	1.28%
49,234	23.04%

1970
192,244
149,717	77.88%
40,074	20.85%
167	0.09%
410	0.21%
n/a
1,566	0.81%
42,527	22.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
31,008	13.1
23,067	9.8
7,164	3.0
1,190	0.5

9,202	3.9
11,685	5.0

Number	Rate
1990's
32,898	14.8
22,212	10.0
-3,815	-1.7
634	0.3

2,518	1.1
11,362	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
34,758	16.3
19,029	8.9
-6,035	-2.8
n/a

5,058	2.4
3,322	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,838	-1.0
n/a

14,748	7.7
6,707	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
62,330	23.3%
205,110	76.7%
50,871	19.0%

106,052
2.55

69,328	65.4%
48,963	70.6%
7,854	11.3%
36,724	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
62,297	24.3%
194,549	75.7%
38,153	14.9%

103,025
2.46

71,115	69.0%
50,897	71.6%
8,568	12.0%
31,910	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
60,513	25.6%
175,446	74.4%
32,941	14.0%

93,899
2.47

67,182	71.5%
51,368	76.5%
7,784	11.6%
26,717	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
60,382	27.2%
161,697	72.8%
28,337	12.8%

83,029
2.62

62,338	75.1%
50,347	80.8%
5,758	9.2%
20,691	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
65,648	30.7%
148,051	69.3%
23,106	10.8%

72,802
2.87

58,196	79.9%
48,770	83.8%
4,440	7.6%
14,606	20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,062	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,265	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,055	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,337	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,380	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,736	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,099	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,778	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,601	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,711	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,123	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,243	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,065	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,033	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,128	5.8%
$200,000 or more	4,436	4.2%

Median Household Income	54,937
Per Capita Income	30,408

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,073	7.6%
Public Assistance	1,444	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,940	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,782	62.1%
Unemployed	6,071	3.8%
In Armed Forces	3,448	2.2%

Total Labor Force	108,301	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	50,837	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,423	34,180	53.6%
Non-Profit	2,170	4,163	34.3%
Self-Employed	7,419	3,919	65.4%

Local Government	3,891	4,627	45.7%
State Government	1,643	3,464	32.2%
Federal Government	3,829	2,419	61.3%

Total Private + Self	46,842	38,099	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,533	14,673	44.0%
Total	58,375	52,772	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,721	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,566	21.2%
Professional, Technical	21,594	19.4%
Service Occupations	20,078	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,081	1.0%
All others	32,441	29.1%

White Collar		52.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,096	517.4%
Retail trade	14,823	448.6%
Manufacturing	11,765	356.1%
Accommodation and food services	8,906	269.6%
Educational services	8,475	256.5%
Transportation and warehousing	8,042	243.4%
Construction	7,435	225.0%
Public administration	6,914	209.3%
Other services	5,796	175.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,275	129.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,229	128.0%
Wholesale trade	3,135	94.9%
Finance and insurance	2,993	90.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,166	65.6%
Utilities	1,990	60.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,327	40.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,021	30.9%
Information	833	25.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	138	4.2%
Management	41	1.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,760	2.83%
Puerto Rican	3,024	1.10%
Cuban	504	0.18%
Dominican	217	0.08%

Total Central American	1,216	0.44%
Costa Rican	1	0.00%
Guatemalan	626	0.23%
Honduran	139	0.05%
Nicaraguan	13	0.00%
Panamanian	235	0.09%
Salvadoran	188	0.07%
Other Central American	14	0.01%

Total South American	461	0.17%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	39	0.01%
Colombian	149	0.05%
Ecuadorian	38	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	168	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	837	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	611	0.22%
Vietnamese	401	0.15%
Filipino	339	0.12%
Indian	300	0.11%
Chinese	245	0.09%
Thai	161	0.06%
Japanese	121	0.04%
Cambodian	96	0.04%
Indonesian	31	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	245,422	95.3%
Spanish	8,174	3.2%
German, other Germanic	833	0.3%
Other Indo-European	716	0.3%
Korean	585	0.2%
Other Asian	428	0.2%
Vietnamese	307	0.1%
Tagalog	280	0.1%
Other	230	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	38,081	13.9%
English	27,210	9.9%
Irish	21,562	7.9%
German	16,840	6.1%
Italian	4,492	1.6%
Scottish	4,265	1.6%
European	4,205	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,614	1.3%
French	3,161	1.2%
Polish	1,669	0.6%
Dutch	1,443	0.5%
Welsh	1,297	0.5%
African	1,231	0.4%
British	947	0.3%
Norwegian	870	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	270,147	98.6%
Not a citizen	3,706	1.4%

Native	266,559	97.3%
Foreign-born	7,294	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,338	4.4%	18,212	9.6%	61,389	32.4%	63,047	33.3%	24,724	13.1%	13,621	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,338	4.4%
9-12 Years	18,212	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	61,389	32.4%
Some College	63,047	33.3%
Bach. Degree	24,724	13.1%
Grad Degree	13,621	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	107,504	102,019	5,485	5.1%
1991	108,528	102,055	6,473	6.0%
1992	111,104	103,999	7,105	6.4%
1993	112,104	103,938	8,166	7.3%
1994	113,292	106,176	7,116	6.3%
1995	113,155	106,907	6,248	5.5%
1996	113,706	107,626	6,080	5.3%
1997	115,679	110,034	5,645	4.9%
1998	114,336	109,343	4,993	4.4%
1999	115,073	109,573	5,500	4.8%

2000	115,685	109,913	5,772	5.0%
2001	113,797	107,809	5,988	5.3%
2002	113,381	107,484	5,897	5.2%
2003	115,258	109,207	6,051	5.2%
2004	115,432	109,638	5,794	5.0%
2005	114,824	110,067	4,757	4.1%
2006	116,894	112,321	4,573	3.9%
2007	117,137	112,512	4,625	3.9%
2008	115,513	109,053	6,460	5.6%
2009	115,136	104,900	10,236	8.9%

2010	116,376	105,529	10,847	9.3%
2011	116,021	105,823	10,198	8.8%
2012	114,147	105,182	8,965	7.9%
2013	112,385	104,158	8,227	7.3%
2014	110,892	103,158	7,734	7.0%
2015	109,280	102,362	6,918	6.3%
2016	109,290	102,765	6,525	6.0%
2017	110,439	105,294	5,145	4.7%
2018	111,688	107,099	4,589	4.1%
2019	113,942	110,370	3,572	3.1%

2020	113,736	108,104	5,632	5.0%
2021	115,215	111,517	3,698	3.2%
2022	116,484	113,411	3,073	2.6%
2023	116,688	113,625	3,063	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	127,892
Median Value	$146,789

Occupied	106,052	82.9%
Vacant	21,840	17.1%

Owned	71,747	67.7%
Rented	34,305	32.3%
Median Rent	$832

Single-Family Units	91,179	71.3%
Detached	88,816	69.4%
Attached	2,363	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,267	5.7%
Mobile Homes	21,944	17.2%

Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dothan, AL-GA Market Area