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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Tuscaloosa.
- People are 37.3% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 10.5 years older in Dothan.
 Tuscaloosa, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201090,409  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 199077,759  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area61.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tuscaloosa, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  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
 Tuscaloosa, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 White47.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tuscaloosa, ALDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married52.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households36,763  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,335  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places 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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