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Dothan, AL vs Hattiesburg, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Hattiesburg, is 22% less than it is in Dothan and is 80% below the National Average.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Hattiesburg unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Dothan, ALHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%36.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,136$24,878$37,638
 Household Income$49,203$38,293$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,018$48,339$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dothan, ALHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.8%20.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%8.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.9%13.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%10.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%7.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%7.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%3.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.1%2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dothan, ALHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%10.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%24.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.2%12.7%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 Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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ZIPS IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA
36301 36303 36305
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39401 39402 39406

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