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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Retail trade (14.9%), Manufacturing (14.2%).
Detached houses: $162,725Here:$162,725State:$173,288 Townhouses or other attached units: $207,764Here:$207,764State:$141,507 In 2-unit structures: $68,256Here:$68,256State:$154,801 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,164Here:$137,164State:$173,224 Mobile homes: $57,800Here:$57,800State:$39,336 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $167,200Here:$167,200State:$43,371
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.3%
McCain (Republican): 70.2% Obama (Democratic): 29.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $364 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $185 (0.2%)
Area name: Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Houston County is $396 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $449 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dothan, Taylor, Ashford, Kinsey, Cowarts, Webb, Cottonwood, Rehobeth, Columbia, Avon.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 13.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 32 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Houston County: Bryants Landing (A), Dothan National Golf Club (B), Gordon Landing (C), Houston County Distribution Park (D), Upper Gordon Landing (E), Hunters Crossroads (F), Joseph M Farley Nuclear Power Plant (G), Sanders Spur (H), Arena (I), Calumet (J), McAnulty (K), Olympia Spa Country Club (L), Rocky Creek Farms (M), Sanders (N), Pansey Volunteer Fire Department (O), Bay Springs Volunteer Fire Department (P), Lucy Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Southern Junction Volunteer Fire Department (R), Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department (S), Joseph M Farley Nuclear Power Plant Visitors Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Houston County include: Mount Enon Church (A), Mount Gilead Primitive Baptist Church (B), Mount Gilead Baptist Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Mount Zion Methodist Church (F), Ramer Church (G), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (H), New Harmony Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Phillips Cemetery (1), Poplar Spring Cemetery (2), Hunters Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Mount Gilead Cemetery (5), Registers Cemetery (6), Shady Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Indigo Pond (A), Dykes Lake (B), Bazemores Mill Lake (C), Wet Weather Pond (D), Open Pond (E), Ingram Lake (F), Cooleys Pond (G), Brushy Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thomas Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Rocky Creek (C), Pinhook Creek (D), Pelham Branch (E), Pates Creek (F), Panther Creek (G), Omusee Creek (H), Nalls Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Houston County include: Chattahoochee State Park (1), Omusee Creek Public Use Area (2), Panther Stadium (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Houston County: Bryants Landing (A), Dothan National Golf Club (B), Gordon Landing (C), Houston County Distribution Park (D), Upper Gordon Landing (E), Hunters Crossroads (F), Joseph M Farley Nuclear Power Plant (G), Sanders Spur (H), Arena (I), Calumet (J), McAnulty (K), Olympia Spa Country Club (L), Rocky Creek Farms (M), Sanders (N), Pansey Volunteer Fire Department (O), Bay Springs Volunteer Fire Department (P), Lucy Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Southern Junction Volunteer Fire Department (R), Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department (S), Joseph M Farley Nuclear Power Plant Visitors Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Houston County include: Mount Enon Church (A), Mount Gilead Primitive Baptist Church (B), Mount Gilead Baptist Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Mount Zion Methodist Church (F), Ramer Church (G), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (H), New Harmony Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Phillips Cemetery (1), Poplar Spring Cemetery (2), Hunters Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Mount Gilead Cemetery (5), Registers Cemetery (6), Shady Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Indigo Pond (A), Dykes Lake (B), Bazemores Mill Lake (C), Wet Weather Pond (D), Open Pond (E), Ingram Lake (F), Cooleys Pond (G), Brushy Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thomas Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Rocky Creek (C), Pinhook Creek (D), Pelham Branch (E), Pates Creek (F), Panther Creek (G), Omusee Creek (H), Nalls Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Houston County include: Chattahoochee State Park (1), Omusee Creek Public Use Area (2), Panther Stadium (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Dale County , Geneva County , Jackson County, Florida , Henry County , Early County, Georgia , Seminole County, Georgia .
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County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 3,113 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,418 (40% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.7%
Housing units in Houston County with a mortgage: 13,027 (1,222 second mortgage, 1,305 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,088
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Most common first ancestries reported in Houston County (%):
7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,169 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($405 average AGI)Houston County:0.08%Alabama average:0.14% 3.67% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($16,925 average AGI) 4.11% relocated from other states ($21,840 average AGI)Houston County:4.11%Alabama average:3.11%
6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,807 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)Houston County:0.05%Alabama average:0.06% 3.53% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($17,174 average AGI) 3.16% relocated to other states ($15,310 average AGI)Houston County:3.16%Alabama average:2.51%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,317 (9,901 aged, 2,416 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 60.9. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 92.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
19,089 spouses, 26,402 children (24,063 natural, 412 adopted, 1,927 stepchildren), 1,629 grandchildren, 531 brothers or sisters, 624 parents, 1,084 other relatives, 1,158 non-relatives
Size of family households: 11,283 2-persons, 6,446 3-persons, 4,964 4-persons, 1,905 5-persons, 509 6-persons, 179 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,448 1-person, 1,030 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
97.0% of residents of Houston County speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Houston County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
55% of Houston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Alabama.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Solid Waste Management: $1,145,000
Corrections - Other: $3,659,000
Police Protection: $3,581,000
Financial Administration: $1,448,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,287,000
General - Other: $1,286,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,094,000
General Public Buildings: $912,000
Health Services - Other: $685,000
Fire Protection: $545,000
Central Staff Services: $429,000
Parks & Recreation: $330,000
Welfare - Other: $311,000
Libraries: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $423,000
General Support: $1,184,000
All Other: $515,000
Public Welfare: $169,000
Health & Hospitals: $110,000
Total General Sales: $4,520,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $693,000
Tobacco Sales: $602,000
NEC: $361,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $69,000
Motor Vehicle License: $59,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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