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Dothan, AL vs Winter Springs, FL

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- Household income in Winter Springs, is 60% more than it is in Dothan and is 13% above the National Average.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Winter Springs unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Dothan, ALWinter Springs, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,136  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,969$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,018  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dothan, ALWinter Springs, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dothan, ALWinter Springs, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.4%13.1%
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 5 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 5 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 Winter Springs    4 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

To look at Winter Springs you would think it was the All American, Ozzie and Harriet type community. The crime rate is low and the neighbors are friendly. Most of the  More

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I have lived in Winter Springs 3 times in the past 8 years and I have to agree with a couple of things and I will give you my feeling about the area. Nice schools, nice  More

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I agree that this is a nice, little city to live and raise kids in...if you're rich. However, if you're a teacher, you're not going to make enough money to buy a home in  More

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