Dozier vs Luverne

A side-by-side comparison of Dozier and Luverne: population, income, housing, and more.

Dozier and Luverne are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Luverne has the higher population (2,713 vs 410 in Dozier). Luverne has the higher median household income ($51,537 vs $45,882 in Dozier). Luverne has the higher median home value ($124,700 vs $83,800 in Dozier).

Population, income & housing

	Dozier	Luverne
Population	410	2,713
Median age	32.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,882	$51,537
Median home value	$83,800	$124,700
Median gross rent	$606	$669
Housing units	198	1,295
Homeownership rate	21.2%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dozier	Luverne
Population	321 → 410 (+27.7%)	2,770 → 2,713 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$21,500 → $45,882 (+113.4%)	$45,671 → $51,537 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $83,800 (+24.1%)	$83,200 → $124,700 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $606 (+21.2%)	$530 → $669 (+26.2%)

Dozier

Population

321410

Median household income

$21,500$45,882

Median home value

$67,500$83,800

Median gross rent

$500$606

Luverne

Population

2,7702,713

Median household income

$45,671$51,537

Median home value

$83,200$124,700

Median gross rent

$530$669

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dozier	Luverne
Under 5	15.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	24.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.5%
75 and over	4.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dozier	Luverne
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	62.9%
Black or African American	65.4%	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dozier	Luverne
No high school diploma	14.7%	14.8%
High school graduate	37.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dozier	Luverne
Drove alone	99.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dozier	Luverne
1-unit, detached	38.4%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	57.1%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Dozier	Luverne
Poverty rate	17.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1974	1976