People QuickFacts Dothan Alabama Population, 2011 estimate 66,010 4,802,740 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 65,496 4,779,735 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.5% Population, 2010 65,496 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.9% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.5% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.7% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.7% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 63.1% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 32.5% 26.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.8% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.9% 3.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 61.7% 67.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 83.2% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 2.5% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 4.7% 4.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 83.7% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 23.2% 21.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 17.5 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.2% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 21.9% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $132,400 $117,600 Households, 2006-2010 24,973 1,821,210 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.52 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,306 $22,984 Median household income 2006-2010 $42,124 $42,081 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 17.5% 17.1%     Business QuickFacts Dothan Alabama Total number of firms, 2007 7,363 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.5% 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.5% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,153,586 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,790,163 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $27,351 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 173,977 6,426,342     Geography QuickFacts Dothan Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 89.40 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 732.6 94.4 FIPS Code 21184 01 Counties Dale County Henry County Houston County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts