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Gulf Shores, AL vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Gulf Shores.
- People are 1.1% less likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 10.0 years younger in Dothan.
 Gulf Shores, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population54.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201010,869  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 19903,261  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now303.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area28.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gulf Shores, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5418.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Gulf Shores, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 White93.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gulf Shores, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population47.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households7,026  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,976  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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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 4 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 4 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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