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Sylacauga, AL vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Dothan, is 18% more than it is in Sylacauga and is 40% below the National Average.
- Sylacauga unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.

Economy
 Sylacauga, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%29.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,375$31,136$37,638
 Household Income$41,864$49,203$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,152$67,018$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sylacauga, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.8%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.4%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.5%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.8%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sylacauga, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.3%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.4%15.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Sylacauga    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Worst city i’ve ever laid foot in. This city was gross, rude & not a single bathroom in sight. Everything is closed and everyone is rude. It is dumpy and ugly. Do not  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm born here, moved away, came back, few times. Unemployed, though my Home Town is quiet overall, Football Lover's. It's a pretty  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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35150 35014 35149
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36301 36303 36305

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