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Alabama Law
Alabama Constitution
Alabama Codes from Justia
Code of Alabama from Alabama Legislative Information System Online (ALISON)
Administrative Code of Alabama from ALISON
Alabama Legislation 1998+ from ALISON

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Dothan AL Lawyers

State Attorney General Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court

US Attorneys [ Montgomery - Main Office | Opelika | Dothan ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
District Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - Montgomery | Dothan ]

Dothan Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 130,861
Land Area (2000): 4,450.729 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 27.059 square kilometers

Dothan Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	135,302	2002	Not Available	2005	136,070
2000	136,601	2003	132,022	2006	137,829
2001	138,452	2004	134,208	2007	139,475

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	122,412	46.37%
Rural, Farm	6,882	2.61%
Rural, Non-farm	134,722	51.03%

Dothan Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dothan Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Dothan Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	58,792	56,332	2,460	4.18%	42
1991	59,099	56,056	3,043	5.15%	52
1992	60,082	56,972	3,110	5.18%	52
1993	60,437	56,572	3,865	6.39%	64
1994	61,056	57,881	3,176	5.20%	52
1995	61,314	58,377	2,937	4.79%	48
1996	61,682	58,859	2,824	4.58%	46
1997	62,942	60,242	2,700	4.29%	43
1998	62,353	60,108	2,246	3.60%	36
1999	62,897	60,327	2,570	4.09%	41
2000	65,633	62,968	2,665	4.06%	41
2001	64,946	62,097	2,849	4.39%	44
2002	64,102	61,231	2,872	4.48%	45
2003	63,972	61,017	2,955	4.62%	46
2004	64,311	61,525	2,786	4.33%	43
2005	64,327	62,166	2,161	3.36%	34
2006	65,667	63,625	2,042	3.11%	31
2007	66,537	64,424	2,113	3.17%	32
2008	66,048	63,190	2,858	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	57,719	55,353	2,366	4.10%	41
Feb 1990	57,727	55,409	2,318	4.02%	40
Mar 1990	58,185	56,135	2,050	3.52%	35
Apr 1990	58,094	55,995	2,099	3.61%	36
May 1990	58,604	56,315	2,289	3.91%	39
Jun 1990	60,136	57,342	2,794	4.65%	46
Jul 1990	59,865	57,292	2,573	4.30%	43
Aug 1990	59,291	56,450	2,841	4.79%	48
Sep 1990	59,082	56,472	2,610	4.42%	44
Oct 1990	59,339	56,883	2,456	4.14%	41
Nov 1990	58,729	56,312	2,417	4.12%	41
Dec 1990	58,731	56,030	2,701	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	58,329	55,210	3,119	5.35%	53
Feb 1991	58,369	54,964	3,405	5.83%	58
Mar 1991	58,906	55,747	3,159	5.36%	54
Apr 1991	59,034	56,489	2,545	4.31%	43
May 1991	58,943	56,245	2,698	4.58%	46
Jun 1991	60,369	56,845	3,524	5.84%	58
Jul 1991	60,181	56,947	3,234	5.37%	54
Aug 1991	59,228	56,000	3,228	5.45%	55
Sep 1991	59,483	56,406	3,077	5.17%	52
Oct 1991	58,965	56,148	2,817	4.78%	48
Nov 1991	58,619	55,721	2,898	4.94%	49
Dec 1991	58,760	55,947	2,813	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	58,492	55,208	3,284	5.61%	56
Feb 1992	58,314	55,092	3,222	5.53%	55
Mar 1992	58,930	56,334	2,596	4.41%	44
Apr 1992	59,648	57,211	2,437	4.09%	41
May 1992	59,921	56,995	2,926	4.88%	49
Jun 1992	61,508	57,813	3,695	6.01%	60
Jul 1992	61,318	57,946	3,372	5.50%	55
Aug 1992	61,217	57,747	3,470	5.67%	57
Sep 1992	60,617	57,492	3,125	5.16%	52
Oct 1992	60,062	57,326	2,736	4.56%	46
Nov 1992	60,274	57,286	2,988	4.96%	50
Dec 1992	60,681	57,211	3,470	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	59,722	55,766	3,956	6.62%	66
Feb 1993	59,271	55,601	3,670	6.19%	62
Mar 1993	59,963	56,315	3,648	6.08%	61
Apr 1993	59,394	55,923	3,471	5.84%	58
May 1993	59,895	56,365	3,530	5.89%	59
Jun 1993	61,814	57,278	4,536	7.34%	73
Jul 1993	61,539	55,837	5,702	9.27%	93
Aug 1993	61,077	56,835	4,242	6.95%	69
Sep 1993	61,128	57,341	3,787	6.20%	62
Oct 1993	60,615	57,132	3,483	5.75%	57
Nov 1993	60,417	57,122	3,295	5.45%	55
Dec 1993	60,408	57,351	3,057	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	59,897	56,432	3,465	5.78%	58
Feb 1994	59,857	56,169	3,688	6.16%	62
Mar 1994	59,790	56,595	3,195	5.34%	53
Apr 1994	59,572	56,749	2,823	4.74%	47
May 1994	60,714	57,582	3,132	5.16%	52
Jun 1994	61,516	58,040	3,476	5.65%	57
Jul 1994	61,679	58,502	3,177	5.15%	52
Aug 1994	62,050	58,516	3,534	5.70%	57
Sep 1994	61,591	58,662	2,929	4.76%	48
Oct 1994	62,059	59,131	2,928	4.72%	47
Nov 1994	62,044	59,017	3,027	4.88%	49
Dec 1994	61,908	59,176	2,732	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	60,620	57,364	3,256	5.37%	54
Feb 1995	60,916	57,962	2,954	4.85%	48
Mar 1995	61,021	58,349	2,672	4.38%	44
Apr 1995	61,423	58,657	2,766	4.50%	45
May 1995	61,271	58,506	2,765	4.51%	45
Jun 1995	62,442	59,184	3,258	5.22%	52
Jul 1995	61,897	58,022	3,875	6.26%	63
Aug 1995	61,662	58,520	3,142	5.10%	51
Sep 1995	61,275	58,422	2,853	4.66%	47
Oct 1995	61,388	58,810	2,578	4.20%	42
Nov 1995	61,196	58,497	2,699	4.41%	44
Dec 1995	60,654	58,225	2,429	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	59,819	56,407	3,412	5.70%	57
Feb 1996	60,606	57,549	3,057	5.04%	50
Mar 1996	60,920	58,191	2,729	4.48%	45
Apr 1996	60,555	58,164	2,391	3.95%	39
May 1996	61,107	58,756	2,351	3.85%	38
Jun 1996	62,131	59,399	2,732	4.40%	44
Jul 1996	62,493	59,605	2,888	4.62%	46
Aug 1996	62,030	59,010	3,020	4.87%	49
Sep 1996	62,056	59,237	2,819	4.54%	45
Oct 1996	62,820	59,799	3,021	4.81%	48
Nov 1996	62,618	59,755	2,863	4.57%	46
Dec 1996	63,033	60,430	2,603	4.13%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	62,327	59,234	3,093	4.96%	50
Feb 1997	62,365	59,276	3,089	4.95%	50
Mar 1997	62,923	60,108	2,815	4.47%	45
Apr 1997	62,541	59,883	2,658	4.25%	43
May 1997	62,961	60,383	2,578	4.09%	41
Jun 1997	63,624	60,586	3,038	4.77%	48
Jul 1997	64,159	61,274	2,885	4.50%	45
Aug 1997	63,792	60,585	3,207	5.03%	50
Sep 1997	63,162	60,538	2,624	4.15%	42
Oct 1997	62,468	60,106	2,362	3.78%	38
Nov 1997	62,430	60,274	2,156	3.45%	35
Dec 1997	62,549	60,655	1,894	3.03%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	62,207	60,019	2,188	3.52%	35
Feb 1998	62,299	60,150	2,149	3.45%	34
Mar 1998	62,203	60,296	1,907	3.07%	31
Apr 1998	61,528	60,077	1,451	2.36%	24
May 1998	62,154	60,316	1,838	2.96%	30
Jun 1998	62,804	60,436	2,368	3.77%	38
Jul 1998	62,873	60,713	2,160	3.44%	34
Aug 1998	62,815	60,305	2,510	4.00%	40
Sep 1998	62,896	60,418	2,478	3.94%	39
Oct 1998	62,393	59,827	2,566	4.11%	41
Nov 1998	61,980	59,155	2,825	4.56%	46
Dec 1998	62,089	59,580	2,509	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	62,379	59,495	2,884	4.62%	46
Feb 1999	62,528	59,499	3,029	4.84%	48
Mar 1999	62,577	59,850	2,727	4.36%	44
Apr 1999	62,401	59,869	2,532	4.06%	41
May 1999	62,741	60,202	2,539	4.05%	40
Jun 1999	63,517	60,863	2,654	4.18%	42
Jul 1999	63,360	60,831	2,529	3.99%	40
Aug 1999	63,080	60,231	2,849	4.52%	45
Sep 1999	63,167	60,628	2,539	4.02%	40
Oct 1999	62,750	60,459	2,291	3.65%	37
Nov 1999	62,934	60,793	2,141	3.40%	34
Dec 1999	63,334	61,205	2,129	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	65,399	62,636	2,763	4.22%	42
Feb 2000	65,144	62,361	2,783	4.27%	43
Mar 2000	64,726	62,287	2,439	3.77%	38
Apr 2000	64,907	62,759	2,148	3.31%	33
May 2000	64,915	62,578	2,337	3.60%	36
Jun 2000	66,303	63,356	2,947	4.44%	44
Jul 2000	66,278	63,352	2,926	4.41%	44
Aug 2000	66,660	63,514	3,146	4.72%	47
Sep 2000	65,830	63,143	2,687	4.08%	41
Oct 2000	65,900	63,251	2,649	4.02%	40
Nov 2000	65,671	63,003	2,668	4.06%	41
Dec 2000	65,867	63,376	2,491	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	65,370	62,338	3,032	4.64%	46
Feb 2001	65,053	62,078	2,975	4.57%	46
Mar 2001	64,934	62,161	2,773	4.27%	43
Apr 2001	65,310	62,840	2,470	3.78%	38
May 2001	65,549	63,228	2,321	3.54%	35
Jun 2001	64,815	61,880	2,935	4.53%	45
Jul 2001	65,248	62,443	2,805	4.30%	43
Aug 2001	64,923	61,767	3,156	4.86%	49
Sep 2001	64,386	61,630	2,756	4.28%	43
Oct 2001	64,821	61,907	2,914	4.50%	45
Nov 2001	64,601	61,506	3,095	4.79%	48
Dec 2001	64,344	61,391	2,953	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	63,529	60,257	3,272	5.15%	52
Feb 2002	63,896	60,719	3,177	4.97%	50
Mar 2002	63,616	60,558	3,058	4.81%	48
Apr 2002	63,256	60,676	2,580	4.08%	41
May 2002	63,521	61,012	2,509	3.95%	39
Jun 2002	64,277	61,228	3,049	4.74%	47
Jul 2002	64,545	61,470	3,075	4.76%	48
Aug 2002	64,553	61,498	3,055	4.73%	47
Sep 2002	64,359	61,678	2,681	4.17%	42
Oct 2002	64,641	61,963	2,678	4.14%	41
Nov 2002	64,501	61,798	2,703	4.19%	42
Dec 2002	64,532	61,911	2,621	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	62,530	59,592	2,938	4.70%	47
Feb 2003	62,840	59,841	2,999	4.77%	48
Mar 2003	62,568	59,887	2,681	4.28%	43
Apr 2003	62,891	60,394	2,497	3.97%	40
May 2003	63,298	60,588	2,710	4.28%	43
Jun 2003	64,709	61,329	3,380	5.22%	52
Jul 2003	64,665	61,507	3,158	4.88%	49
Aug 2003	64,640	61,336	3,304	5.11%	51
Sep 2003	64,455	61,450	3,005	4.66%	47
Oct 2003	65,138	62,096	3,042	4.67%	47
Nov 2003	64,993	62,012	2,981	4.59%	46
Dec 2003	64,941	62,176	2,765	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	64,069	60,998	3,071	4.79%	48
Feb 2004	63,543	60,531	3,012	4.74%	47
Mar 2004	63,743	60,790	2,953	4.63%	46
Apr 2004	63,935	61,397	2,538	3.97%	40
May 2004	64,226	61,651	2,575	4.01%	40
Jun 2004	64,865	61,846	3,019	4.65%	47
Jul 2004	64,736	61,819	2,917	4.51%	45
Aug 2004	64,551	61,545	3,006	4.66%	47
Sep 2004	64,056	61,354	2,702	4.22%	42
Oct 2004	64,855	62,210	2,645	4.08%	41
Nov 2004	64,612	62,073	2,539	3.93%	39
Dec 2004	64,546	62,087	2,459	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	63,789	61,118	2,671	4.19%	42
Feb 2005	63,736	61,063	2,673	4.19%	42
Mar 2005	63,382	61,185	2,197	3.47%	35
Apr 2005	63,231	61,438	1,793	2.84%	28
May 2005	63,924	62,025	1,899	2.97%	30
Jun 2005	64,479	62,058	2,421	3.75%	38
Jul 2005	64,597	62,356	2,241	3.47%	35
Aug 2005	64,575	62,349	2,226	3.45%	34
Sep 2005	64,573	62,486	2,087	3.23%	32
Oct 2005	65,324	63,285	2,039	3.12%	31
Nov 2005	65,140	63,297	1,843	2.83%	28
Dec 2005	65,172	63,331	1,841	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	64,149	61,961	2,188	3.41%	34
Feb 2006	64,311	62,089	2,222	3.46%	35
Mar 2006	64,487	62,607	1,880	2.92%	29
Apr 2006	64,959	63,272	1,687	2.60%	26
May 2006	65,128	63,330	1,798	2.76%	28
Jun 2006	65,631	63,212	2,419	3.69%	37
Jul 2006	66,531	64,157	2,374	3.57%	36
Aug 2006	66,217	63,886	2,331	3.52%	35
Sep 2006	65,844	63,899	1,945	2.95%	30
Oct 2006	66,754	64,867	1,887	2.83%	28
Nov 2006	66,814	64,941	1,873	2.80%	28
Dec 2006	67,182	65,281	1,901	2.83%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	66,300	64,102	2,198	3.32%	33
Feb 2007	66,054	63,872	2,182	3.30%	33
Mar 2007	66,373	64,467	1,906	2.87%	29
Apr 2007	66,499	64,912	1,587	2.39%	24
May 2007	66,719	65,019	1,700	2.55%	25
Jun 2007	66,928	64,733	2,195	3.28%	33
Jul 2007	66,684	64,476	2,208	3.31%	33
Aug 2007	66,237	63,834	2,403	3.63%	36
Sep 2007	66,623	64,390	2,233	3.35%	34
Oct 2007	66,327	64,212	2,115	3.19%	32
Nov 2007	66,715	64,524	2,191	3.28%	33
Dec 2007	66,984	64,552	2,432	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	66,781	63,991	2,790	4.18%	42
Feb 2008	66,258	63,687	2,571	3.88%	39
Mar 2008	66,121	63,596	2,525	3.82%	38
Apr 2008	65,838	63,658	2,180	3.31%	33
May 2008	66,161	63,535	2,626	3.97%	40
Jun 2008	66,671	63,470	3,201	4.80%	48
Jul 2008	65,929	62,571	3,358	5.09%	51
Aug 2008	65,683	62,431	3,252	4.95%	50
Sep 2008	64,989	61,774	3,215	4.95%	49
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Dothan Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	7,682	12.29%
2.	Truck Transportation	3,140	5.03%
3.	Public Administration	2,902	4.64%
4.	Health Care	2,848	4.56%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,448	3.92%
6.	Utilities	2,266	3.63%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,080	3.33%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,984	3.18%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,946	3.11%
10.	Educational Services	1,878	3.01%
11.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,786	2.86%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,694	2.71%
13.	Food Manufacturing	1,684	2.70%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,582	2.53%
15.	Other Transportation	1,504	2.41%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,460	2.34%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	1,362	2.18%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,328	2.13%
19.	Finance and Insurance	1,300	2.08%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,116	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	10,028	18.78%
2.	Educational Services	6,472	12.12%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,340	6.25%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,406	4.51%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	2,230	4.18%
6.	Public Administration	1,782	3.34%
7.	Social Assistance	1,782	3.34%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,684	3.15%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,636	3.06%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,406	2.63%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,382	2.59%
12.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,364	2.55%
13.	Truck Transportation	988	1.85%
14.	Food Manufacturing	962	1.80%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	874	1.64%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	866	1.62%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	864	1.62%
18.	Construction	758	1.42%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	674	1.26%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	610	1.14%

Dothan Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,400	7.04%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,890	6.23%
3.	Other Production Occupations	3,600	5.76%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,876	4.60%
5.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,512	4.02%
6.	Other Management Occupations	2,494	3.99%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,278	3.65%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,058	3.29%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,012	3.22%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,970	3.15%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,914	3.06%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,764	2.82%
13.	Other Construction Trades	1,750	2.80%
14.	Top Executives	1,092	1.75%
15.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,050	1.68%
16.	Construction Laborers	1,022	1.64%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,010	1.62%
18.	Carpenters	982	1.57%
19.	Agricultural Workers	942	1.51%
20.	Engineers	902	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,082	5.77%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,828	5.30%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,742	5.13%
4.	Cashiers	2,412	4.52%
5.	Other Production Occupations	2,284	4.28%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,162	4.05%
7.	Registered Nurses	2,034	3.81%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,028	3.80%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,024	3.79%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,976	3.70%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,780	3.33%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,688	3.16%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,510	2.83%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,394	2.61%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,382	2.59%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,310	2.45%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,104	2.07%
18.	Child Care Workers	1,032	1.93%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	926	1.73%
20.	Personal Appearance Workers	906	1.70%

Dothan Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	111,448	54.28%
15-35 hours	18,009	8.77%
1-14 hours	4,190	2.04%
No regular hours	71,672	34.91%

Dothan Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,448	3.93%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,334	3.83%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,801	6.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	11,524	10.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	16,533	14.61%
7 AM-7:29 AM	19,570	17.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	19,252	17.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM	7,092	6.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,864	2.53%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,979	3.52%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,614	1.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	846	0.75%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,303	6.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,984	6.17%

Dothan Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,445	3.93%
5-9	13,674	12.09%
10-14	21,329	18.85%
15-19	22,205	19.63%
20-24	17,245	15.24%
25-29	5,751	5.08%
30-34	14,425	12.75%
35-39	1,975	1.75%
40-44	2,012	1.78%
45-59	4,959	4.38%
60-89	2,306	2.04%
At least 90	2,818	2.49%

Dothan Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	294	0.26%	84,355	74.56%
30-44	70	0.06%	18,342	16.21%
45-59	22	0.02%	4,937	4.36%
At least 60	94	0.08%	5,030	4.45%

Dothan Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	78	0.07%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,540	10.86%
Car / truck / van, solo	97,804	84.67%
Motorcycle	74	0.06%
Other	1,035	0.90%
Public transportation	480	0.42%
Walked	1,133	0.98%
Worked at home	2,363	2.05%

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Dothan Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 105,724 (258,506 people)
: 75,158 (221,398 people)
: 28,405
: 142,715
Dothan Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	16,077	15.06%
$10,000-$14,999	9,748	9.13%
$15,000-$19,999	8,772	8.22%
$20,000-$24,999	7,766	7.27%
$25,000-$29,999	7,552	7.07%
$30,000-$34,999	7,390	6.92%
$35,000-$39,999	6,546	6.13%
$40,000-$44,999	5,817	5.45%
$45,000-$49,999	4,865	4.56%
$50,000-$59,999	8,954	8.39%
$60,000-$74,999	9,078	8.50%
$75,000-$99,999	6,976	6.53%
$100,000-$124,999	3,401	3.19%
$125,000-$149,999	1,299	1.22%
$150,000-$199,999	1,136	1.06%
$200,000 or more	1,376	1.29%

Dothan Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	13,858	26.23%
Family, 2 people	16,809	31.81%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,411	2.67%
Family, 3 people	9,491	17.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	176	0.33%
Family, 4 people	7,167	13.56%
Nonfamily, 4 people	70	0.13%
Family, 5 people	2,710	5.13%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.02%
Family, 6 people	763	1.44%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	358	0.68%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Dothan Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	80,476	29.46%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	28,476	10.42%
Public Assistance	2,073	0.76%
Retirement	17,366	6.36%
Self Employment	11,637	4.26%
Social Security	31,835	11.65%
Supplemental Security	6,664	2.44%
Wage / Salary	77,540	28.38%
Other	17,135	6.27%

Dothan Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	33,848	58.27%
With children under 18	24,245	41.73%

Dothan Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,946	10.11%
Married	62,934	63.94%
Never Married	22,876	23.24%
Widowed	2,665	2.71%

Dothan Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,087	11.80%
Married	63,625	57.39%
Never Married	18,873	17.02%
Widowed	15,288	13.79%

Dothan Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dothan Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Dothan Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	18,012	9.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	36,403	18.43%
High school diploma or equivalent	60,847	30.81%
Some college, no degree	41,966	21.25%
Associate degree	11,343	5.74%
Bachelors degree	19,202	9.72%
Graduate or professional degree	9,705	4.91%

Dothan Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,399	1.83%	2,022	1.55%	4,421	3.38%
Kindergarten	3,332	2.55%	792	0.61%	4,124	3.15%
Grades 1-4	13,813	10.56%	1,934	1.48%	15,747	12.03%
Grades 5-8	13,951	10.66%	1,614	1.23%	15,565	11.89%
Grades 9-12	13,671	10.45%	1,216	0.93%	14,887	11.38%
Undergrad college	6,930	5.30%	648	0.50%	7,578	5.79%
Graduate or professional school	748	0.57%	166	0.13%	914	0.70%
Total	54,844	41.91%	8,392	6.41%	63,236	48.32%

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Dothan Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Dothan Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	389	368
2002	335	330
2003	372	300
2004	328	317

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Dothan Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Dothan Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	218,092	83.60%
Below Poverty Level	42,775	16.40%

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Dothan Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 446
Dothan Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.582	0.000	0.007	1.197	5.787	0.000	6.637	29.231	1.922	37.790
2000	5.212	0.000	0.007	0.952	6.171	0.000	6.179	26.244	2.028	34.451
2001	0.000	0.101	0.007	0.079	0.188	0.000	4.695	7.309	0.679	12.683
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	1.522	0.379	0.076	0.879	2.856	0.000	7.628	21.398	1.833	30.858
2004	1.617	0.529	0.082	1.006	3.234	0.000	8.323	22.905	1.945	33.172
2005	1.617	0.522	0.066	1.213	3.417	0.000	8.209	25.707	1.962	35.879
2006	1.328	0.421	0.051	1.408	3.207	0.000	8.445	20.380	2.140	30.966
2007	1.914	0.380	0.100	1.513	3.908	0.000	8.174	23.395	2.266	33.834

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Dothan Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Dothan Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	17,539	13.40%
10-19 Years	18,788	14.36%
20-29 Years	15,602	11.92%
30-39 Years	18,442	14.09%
40-49 Years	19,449	14.86%
50-59 Years	16,012	12.24%
60-69 Years	11,311	8.64%
70-79 Years	8,663	6.62%
80-89 Years	4,246	3.24%
90+ Years	809	0.62%

Dothan Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	62,453	47.72%
Female	68,408	52.28%

Dothan Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	97,140	74.23%
African-American	29,675	22.68%
Hispanic/Latino	1,824	1.39%
Multiracial	1,004	0.77%
Asian	590	0.45%
Amerindian	538	0.41%
Other Race	70	0.05%
Pacific Islander	20	0.02%

Dothan Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	56,398	41.90%
2.	English	19,311	14.35%
3.	Irish	19,117	14.20%
4.	German	12,323	9.15%
5.	Scotch Irish	5,537	4.11%
6.	Italian	3,217	2.39%
7.	Scottish	3,214	2.39%
8.	French Non-Basque	2,979	2.21%
9.	Dutch	2,147	1.59%
10.	European	1,919	1.43%

Dothan Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	240,220	97.28%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,880	1.57%
3.	French	658	0.27%
4.	German	654	0.26%
5.	Vietnamese	300	0.12%
6.	Gujarathi	148	0.06%
7.	Japanese	128	0.05%
8.	Korean	122	0.05%
9.	Chinese	106	0.04%
10.	Tagalog	106	0.04%

Dothan Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	260,416	98.64%
Naturalized immigrant	1,500	0.57%
Not a citizen	2,100	0.80%

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Dothan Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Dothan Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Geneva County

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Houston County

Dothan Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Abbeville	Cowarts	Malvern
Ashford	Dothan	Newville
Avon	Eunola	Pansey
Bellwood	Geneva	Rehobeth
Black	Gordon	Samson
Chancellor	Haleburg	Shorterville
Clopton	Hartford	Slocomb
Coffee Springs	Headland	Taylor
Columbia	Kinsey	Webb
Cottonwood	Madrid

Dothan (67,163)	Bellwood (2,192)	Rehobeth (993)
Slocomb (6,137)	Gordon (2,147)	Newville (553)
Headland (6,014)	Taylor (1,898)	Avon (466)
Geneva (5,308)	Ashford (1,853)	Coffee Springs (251)
Abbeville (5,297)	Kinsey (1,796)	Black (202)
Hartford (5,181)	Cowarts (1,546)	Eunola (182)
Samson (5,086)	Columbia (1,517)	Clopton
Cottonwood (4,810)	Haleburg (1,479)	Pansey
Madrid (3,965)	Webb (1,298)	Chancellor
Shorterville (2,962)	Malvern (1,215)