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- Dothan is 0% more densely populated than Vernal.
- People are 0.2% more likely to be married in Dothan.
- The Median Age is 9.5 years older in Dothan.
 Vernal, UTDothan, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,318329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 20109,086  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock57,737285,036,114
 Population - 19906,644  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock783.993.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vernal, UTDothan, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 411.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Vernal, UTDothan, ALUnited States
 White82.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock34.3%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vernal, UTDothan, ALUnited States
 Married Population47.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.9%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households3,217  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,36980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vernal    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 11 years at this point, and I love it. The beautiful Uinta mountains are just a hop skip and a jump away, and the people are great. This  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Vernal for over eleven years now, and I am tired. It takes a strong person to deal with the difficulties of life in the Basin. The People are clanish,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rent is too high, people are isolated and unsophisticated. Unless your Mormon or want to become Mormon, you're really not welcome here. The economy is oil, which means  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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