Metro area · CBSA 20020
Dothan
The Dothan, AL metro area has 152,674 people. Median rent is $910, 18.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Dale County at $921. Of the 17 places we track here, Cottonwood has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$57,791
Median home value
$170,700
Unemployment
4.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$921
HUD, Dale County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 71,514 | $960 | 20.6% |
| Headland | 5,217 | $822 | 12.5% |
| Geneva | 4,225 | $784 | 20.0% |
| Taylor | 3,063 | $1,046 | 18.6% |
| Abbeville | 2,748 | $493 | 18.7% |
| Hartford | 2,701 | $802 | 17.1% |
| Ashford | 2,447 | $994 | 18.3% |
| Cowarts | 2,204 | $902 | 16.9% |
| Kinsey | 2,195 | $1,053 | 22.8% |
| Slocomb | 1,952 | $773 | 24.4% |
| Malvern | 1,913 | $906 | 24.8% |
| Rehobeth | 1,887 | $976 | 14.5% |
| Samson | 1,669 | $762 | 27.4% |
| Webb | 1,475 | $780 | 17.1% |
| Cottonwood | 971 | $339 | 11.8% |
| Columbia | 785 | $760 | 14.7% |
| Newville | 515 | $875 | 17.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.