Median real estate price in the City Center of Dothan is $53,697, which is less expensive than 95.4% of Alabama neighborhoods and 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Dothan City Center is currently $713, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 90.5% of Alabama neighborhoods.
Dothan City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Dothan, Alabama.
Real estate in the City Center of Dothan, AL is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Dothan City Center. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 34.2%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Dothan, the City Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The Dothan City Center neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Dothan City Center neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (82.2%) than found in 99.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 21.7% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 98.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.3% of the adult residents in the Dothan City Center neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Dothan City Center neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 99.5% of all American neighborhoods.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the Dothan City Center neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 34.2%, which is higher than 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Dothan City Center neighborhood has more Haitian and African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 6.5% have African ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the City Center neighborhood in Dothan are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 82.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the Dothan City Center neighborhood, 50.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.8%), and 11.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Dothan City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.6%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the City Center neighborhood in Dothan, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (7.6%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (6.5%), and residents who report Haitian roots (2.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.5%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Dothan City Center neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (18.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
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Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to AL* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Cloverdale Elementary School
303 Rollins Ave Dothan, AL 36301 |
PK-05 | ||
Dothan High School
1236 S Oates St Dothan, AL 36301 |
09-12 | ||
Faine Elementary School
1901 Stringer St Dothan, AL 36303 |
PK-05 | ||
Girard Elementary School
522 Girard Ave Dothan, AL 36303 |
PK-05 | ||
Girard Middle School
600 Girard Ave Dothan, AL 36303 |
06-08 | ||
Honeysuckle Middle School
1665 Honeysuckle Rd Dothan, AL 36305 |
06-08 | ||
Houston County Alternative School
315 N Foster St Dothan, AL 36303 |
KG-12 | ||
Houston County Area Vocational Center School
662 West Main Dothan, AL 36301 |
09-12 | ||
Montana Street Magnet School
1001 Montana St Dothan, AL 36303 |
KG-05 | ||
Northview High School
3209 Reeves St Dothan, AL 36303 |
09-12 | ||
Selma Street Elementary School
1501 W Selma St Dothan, AL 36301 |
KG-05 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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