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Lancaster, CA vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 7.5% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years older in Dothan.
 Lancaster, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  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 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CADothan, ALUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  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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