Dothan City, Alabama

Dothan City is a one of the Houston, Dale and Henry counties, Alabama, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 57737 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 66505, making it the seventh most populous in Alabama. The city comprises an area of 86.82 sq mi (224.86 kmē), of which, 86.62 square miles (224.34 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 kmē) of it is water, making it the sixth largest by size in Alabama.

As of the census of 2000, there were 57737 people in the city, organized into 23685 households, and 16028 families residing in the city. The population density was 666.6 people per square mile (257.38/kmē), it is Alabama's 90th most densely populated city. There were 25920 housing units at an average density of 299.2 per square mile (115.52/kmē). The average household size was 2.39 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the city Age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median age is 37.2 years, The median age of males and females living in Dothan City was 35.5 and 38.7 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 38873 White, 17385 Black or African American, 160 American Indian, 491 Asian, 11 Native Hawaiian, 552 from two or more races and 265 Ohter races.

Dothan city Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Dothan city Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Dothan City Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $35000, it would be the 140th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The median income for a family in the city was $45025, it is the 103rd highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The per capita income for the city was $20539, it is 62nd wealthiest city by per capita income in Alabama. The median income was $21599, The median income for males was $28018 versus $16453 for females.

In 2000, 14180 pupils and students, of which 50.51% are male and 49.49% are female, 24.56% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.81% nursery or pri school, 6.46% kindergarten, 47.3% elementary school, 22.65% high school and 15.78% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census57737
April 2000 Estimate58086
July 2000 Estimate58233
July 2001 Estimate58754
July 2002 Estimate59129
July 2003 Estimate60090
July 2004 Estimate61030
July 2005 Estimate62271
July 2006 Estimate63763
July 2007 Estimate65379
July 2008 Estimate66505
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6045041108
Kindergarten456460916
Elementary school355131566707
High school156116513212
College or graduate school99112462237
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Dothan city, Alabama$35000$45025$20539
Houston County, Alabama$34431$42437$18759
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587