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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 24.2% less likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Dothan.
 Madison, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201043,558  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 199014,904  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now253.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area30.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 White69.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households21,357  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,116  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  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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