COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slocomb vs Dothan
PLACE A
Slocomb, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Dothan, Alabama
Slocomb is 97% smaller than Dothan. Dothan earns more, with a median household income $17,736 higher.
SLOCOMBDOTHANDIFFERENCE
Total population2,22672,060−97% vs Dothan
Population density235802−568
Population growth5.2%8.5%−3.4 pts
Median age46.040.2+5.8
Male43.2%47.3%−4.1 pts
Female56.8%52.7%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.7%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.3%54.4%+19.9 pts
Black19.1%35.7%−16.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%4.8%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other5.5%3.6%+1.9 pts
Median household income$38,056$55,792−$17,736
Per capita income$20,933$35,321−$14,388
Poverty rate32.8%19.3%+13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.494−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%27.6%−18.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%10.9%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%4.3%+5.7 pts
Labor force participation49.7%57.6%−7.9 pts
Median home value$109,100$194,000−$84,900
Median gross rent$773$960−$187
Owner-occupied68.1%57.1%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%13.0%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%43.5%−12.7 pts
Average commute23.020.4+2.6
Worked from home0.9%5.0%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured16.1%11.1%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025