Demographic Profile for Dothan, AL
In terms of total land area, the Dothan metro area covers a total land area of 1718 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 79 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Lynchburg (79 per sq. mile ), Sioux Falls (81 per sq. mile ), Lake Charles (82 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Valdosta (79 per sq. mile ), San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles (77 per sq. mile ), Jonesboro (76 per sq. mile ).
The Dothan metro area had an estimated population of 136,594 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 131,089. This growth represents an increase of 4.2 percent. Dothan ranks 5 of 11 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Alabama and the metro area ranks 226 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.
The Dothan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 73 percent White, 23.6 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 25.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Dothan has increased the percent of minority makeup when 24.6 percent of the people were minorities.
From 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated into the Dothan metro area, with 385 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Dothan accounts for 1.5 percent of all immigration into Alabama. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The Dothan metro area had an estimated population of 136,594 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 131,089. This growth represents an increase of 4.2 percent. Dothan ranks 5 of 11 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Alabama and the metro area ranks 226 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.
The Dothan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 73 percent White, 23.6 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 25.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Dothan has increased the percent of minority makeup when 24.6 percent of the people were minorities.
From 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated into the Dothan metro area, with 385 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Dothan accounts for 1.5 percent of all immigration into Alabama. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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