2025 Compare Cities People:
Needles, CA vs Dothan, AL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Needles.
- People are 0.1% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 5.4 years younger in Dothan.
 Needles, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
 space3
 Population - 20104,835  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 19905,191  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.8%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area30.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Needles, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Needles, CADothan, ALUnited States
 White57.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Needles, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households1,955  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Needles

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Dothan


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.