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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
72,060
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$194,000
Owner-occupied units

Dothan, AL

Alabama · 31.234° N, 85.407° W · 90 sq mi

Dothan is a city in Alabama, with a population of 72,060 and about 797 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,792 a year, and the median home is worth $194,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
90 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
797
People per square mile
Rank by population
#573
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#106
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$55,792
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$960
Per month
Homeownership
57.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.4 min
One way

People

Median age
40.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
27.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.7%
Households
29,351
2.4 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 42/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 169/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 64/yr
Below freezing 9/yr
Annual rainfall 53.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 91°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 41°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.8%
Retail trade 13.4%
Manufacturing 9.9%
Professional & business services 9.3%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Alabama

Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Alabama · private sector

Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Alabama

Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alabama

State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State

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