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Dothan, AL vs Anniston, AL

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- Household income in Anniston, is 19% less than it is in Dothan and is 73% below the National Average.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Anniston unemployment rate is 6.1%.

Economy
 Dothan, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%27.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,136$27,235$37,638
 Household Income$49,203$39,928$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,018$56,141$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dothan, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.8%21.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%12.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dothan, ALAnniston, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%8.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%4.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%4.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%17.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.2%23.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Anniston    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Live within anniston city limits in my grandparents old house. Neighborhood has housing projects twoo blocks away. Primary residents are African American. Lot of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Anniston is your typical small, rural alabama town. Last I heard the city was around 20,000 or so; the whole of calhoun county around 100,000. Cost of living is low,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've been in the area for a couple of years and overall the area is not that bad. The city of Oxford is growing and many new businesses have recently opened (Target,  More

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