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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

36301 to 36305

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

36301 to 36305

Poverty-rate spread
14 points

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 .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36301 35,759 $50,125 948 155
36303 30,217 $54,147 1,217 186
36305 14,470 $84,302 405 176

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, .