Dozier vs Petrey

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

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

Dozier has the higher population (410 vs 66 in Petrey). Petrey has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $45,882 in Dozier). Dozier has the higher median home value ($83,800 vs $77,500 in Petrey).

Population, income & housing

	Dozier	Petrey
Population	410	66
Median age	32.9 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,882	$65,000
Median home value	$83,800	$77,500
Median gross rent	$606	—
Housing units	198	37
Homeownership rate	21.2%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dozier	Petrey
Population	321 → 410 (+27.7%)	66 → 66 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$21,500 → $45,882 (+113.4%)	$56,146 → $65,000 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $83,800 (+24.1%)	$75,800 → $77,500 (+2.2%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $606 (+21.2%)	—

Dozier

Population

321410

Median household income

$21,500$45,882

Median home value

$67,500$83,800

Median gross rent

$500$606

Petrey

Population

6666

Median household income

$56,146$65,000

Median home value

$75,800$77,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dozier	Petrey
Under 5	15.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	1.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	34.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	6.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	25.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dozier	Petrey
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	92.4%
Black or African American	65.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dozier	Petrey
No high school diploma	14.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dozier	Petrey
Drove alone	99.3%	47.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	18.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dozier	Petrey
1-unit, detached	38.4%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	57.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Dozier	Petrey
Poverty rate	17.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1974	1958