Dothan, AL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	57,737	100.0

Male	27,093	46.9
Female	30,644	53.1

Under 5 years	3,960	6.9
5 to 9 years	4,081	7.1
10 to 14 years	4,114	7.1
15 to 19 years	3,947	6.8
20 to 24 years	3,429	5.9
25 to 34 years	7,464	12.9
35 to 44 years	8,857	15.3
45 to 54 years	8,056	14.0
55 to 59 years	2,974	5.2
60 to 64 years	2,439	4.2
65 to 74 years	4,410	7.6
75 to 84 years	2,863	5.0
85 years and over	1,143	2.0

Median age (years)	37.2	(X)

18 years and over	43,061	74.6
Male	19,573	33.9
Female	23,488	40.7
21 years and over	40,888	70.8
62 years and over	9,889	17.1
65 years and over	8,416	14.6
Male	3,169	5.5
Female	5,247	9.1

RACE
One race	57,185	99.0
White	38,873	67.3
Black or African American	17,385	30.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	160	0.3
Asian	491	0.9
Asian Indian	75	0.1
Chinese	79	0.1
Filipino	22	0.0
Japanese	73	0.1
Korean	40	0.1
Vietnamese	148	0.3
Other Asian ¹	54	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.0
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	265	0.5
Two or more races	552	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	39,302	68.1
Black or African American	17,605	30.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	372	0.6
Asian	591	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	42	0.1
Some other race	413	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	57,737	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	764	1.3
Mexican	345	0.6
Puerto Rican	110	0.2
Cuban	34	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	275	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,973	98.7
White alone	38,508	66.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	57,737	100.0
In households	56,610	98.0
Householder	23,685	41.0
Spouse	11,589	20.1
Child	16,721	29.0
Own child under 18 years	13,152	22.8
Other relatives	2,725	4.7
Under 18 years	1,260	2.2
Nonrelatives	1,890	3.3
Unmarried partner	861	1.5
In group quarters	1,127	2.0
Institutionalized population	1,030	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	97	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	23,685	100.0
Family households (families)	16,028	67.7
With own children under 18 years	7,472	31.5
Married-couple family	11,589	48.9
With own children under 18 years	4,787	20.2
Female householder, no husband present	3,648	15.4
With own children under 18 years	2,311	9.8
Nonfamily households	7,657	32.3
Householder living alone	6,727	28.4
Householder 65 years and over	2,522	10.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,246	34.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,901	24.9

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	25,920	100.0
Occupied housing units	23,685	91.4
Vacant housing units	2,235	8.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	139	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	23,685	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,889	62.9
Renter-occupied housing units	8,796	37.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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