Dothan, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dothan, AL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 80,446. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet DOTHAN-AL · Dothan, AL 3 ZIPs · 80,446 pop · #16447/25278 · Houston County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $62,858
- RANK-LOWER #16447/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbia
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 61% owners
- POP-SMALL 80,446
- SPREAD-MOD 36301→36305
- HOME-LOW $199,233
Nearest income peer: Columbia, AL ( $699 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Dothan
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dothan on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Gordon · lowest
Gordon · lowest
$47,188 median HH income
- Ashford · near
Ashford · near
$56,994 median HH income
- Columbia · near
Columbia · near
$62,159 median HH income
- Dothan · this city
Dothan · this city
$62,858 median HH income
- Cowarts · near
Cowarts · near
$64,267 median HH income
- Newton · highest
Newton · highest
$71,997 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dothan, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 35th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 80,446
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $62,858
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,858 and poverty 17.0% concentrate in 36301.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $989 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Alabama, Florala is the closest lower-income city and Lillian the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dothan.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Dothan differ
Dothan's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $50,125 in ZIP 36301 to $84,302 in ZIP 36305, while home values span $164,100 in 36301 to $251,000 in 36305. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 14 points
36301 to 36305
36301 to 36305
36305 to 36303
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Dothan residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Dothan: the largest, 36301, is only about 44% of 80,446 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Dothan
Citywide ZBP: 2,570 establishments, 41,401 employees , annual payroll $1,952,214k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36303 (1,217 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (485) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Dothan, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Houston County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Dothan. See the Houston County roll-up →
Dothan sits in the upper half of Houston County on income: Ashford, Cottonwood and Webb report less, while Newton reports more. Gordon marks the far end of that range at $47,188, 25% below Dothan.
Side-by-side: Compare 36301 vs 36303 →
Dothan roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dothan, .