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Dothan city, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Dothan city is a Census city of 71,514 people across 90.23 square miles of land, lying across Houston County and Dale County. Median household income is $55,792, 57.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 67 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37.7 m.
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Dothan
What Dothan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area90.23 sq mi
- Water area0.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land793
- County holding the largest share of its areaHouston County, 91.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inHouston County 91.2 percent, Dale County 8.6 percent
Dothan city crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dothan
How many people live in Dothan
- Population71,514
- Median age40.2
- Population under 1816,140
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over13,436
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent
- Households29,351
- Family households17,963
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dothan
Income and work in Dothan
- Median household income$55,792
- Per capita income$35,321
- Civilian labor force32,750
- Employed31,354
- Unemployed1,396
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over49,660
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dothan
Housing in Dothan
- Housing units33,734
- Occupied units29,351
- Vacant units4,383
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent
- Owner occupied16,752
- Renter occupied12,599
- Ownership rate57.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$194,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$960
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units24,518
- Share single family72.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,736
- Share in buildings of two or more22.9 percent
- Mobile homes1,442
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dothan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute29,557
- Commuting under 15 minutes11,476
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,438
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.8 percent
- Drove alone83.8 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home5.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dothan
SBA loans in Dothan (7(a))
- Approvals67
- Gross approval$37,694,100
- Average approval$562,599
- Median approval$166,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,458,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported903
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full15
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.4 percent
- Share to franchises22.4 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dothan
SBA loans in Dothan (504)
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$18,975,000
- Average approval$677,679
- Median approval$465,000
- Largest approval$2,468,000
- Jobs supported320
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Houston County, not Dothan
Houston County context, not Dothan figures
These are Houston County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Dothan measurements.
- Establishments in Houston County2,859
- Employment at those establishments, Houston County44,694
- Covered employment, Houston County50,877
- Average annual pay, Houston County$53,521
- Average weekly wage, Houston County$1,029
- Housing units permitted, Houston County463
- Of those, single family, Houston County359
- County product, 2024, Houston County$8,043,315,000
- County product change over the prior year, Houston County3.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Houston County$49,236
Every figure in this section is published for Houston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dothan. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Dothan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dothan, Alabama?
71,514, in 29,351 households. Dothan city covers 90.23 square miles of land, which is 793 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dothan in?
Dothan lies in more than one. By area it is 91.2 percent in Houston County, 8.6 percent in Dale County. This page sits under Houston County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Dothan?
$55,792. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,000. Median gross rent is $960 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dothan businesses?
67 7(a) approvals totalling $37.7 m, across 25 lenders, median approval $166,300, plus 28 504 approvals worth $19.0 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dothan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dothan borrowers get paid back?
Of the 15 loans that have reached a final outcome, 15 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Dothan figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dothan.
Is zoning published for Dothan?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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