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Huntsville, AL vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Huntsville.
- People are 3.2% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Dothan.
 Huntsville, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 2010180,926  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,789  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area214.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Huntsville, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Huntsville, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Huntsville, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population45.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married36.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households91,048  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,344  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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