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New York, NY vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Dothan, is 30% less than it is in New York and is 40% below the National Average.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 New York, NYDothan, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.2%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%29.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes10.1%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,952$31,136$37,638
 Household Income$70,663$49,203$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,220$67,018$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New York, NYDothan, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.2%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.6%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.0%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.4%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.5%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New York, NYDothan, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.2%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.9%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.3%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%15.2%13.1%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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 3 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 3 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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