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Columbus, GA vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Columbus.
- People are 11.9% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years older in Dothan.
 Columbus, GADothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 2010191,122  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 1990178,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area216.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbus, GADothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbus, GADothan, ALUnited States
 White39.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbus, GADothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households78,491  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,275  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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