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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 63.7% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 14.0 years older in Dothan.
 San Luis Obispo, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CADothan, ALUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  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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