Ashford vs Dothan

A side-by-side comparison of Ashford and Dothan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dothan has the higher population (71,118 vs 2,438 in Ashford). Ashford has the higher median household income ($61,087 vs $55,052 in Dothan). Dothan has the higher median home value ($186,600 vs $167,500 in Ashford).

Population, income & housing

	Ashford	Dothan
Population	2,438	71,118
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,087	$55,052
Median home value	$167,500	$186,600
Median gross rent	$889	$912
Housing units	1,032	33,571
Homeownership rate	73.3%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashford	Dothan
Population	2,468 → 2,438 (-1.2%)	67,894 → 71,118 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$44,489 → $61,087 (+37.3%)	$47,081 → $55,052 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $167,500 (+21.8%)	$150,700 → $186,600 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $889 (+32.9%)	$751 → $912 (+21.4%)

Ashford

Population

2,4682,438

Median household income

$44,489$61,087

Median home value

$137,500$167,500

Median gross rent

$669$889

Dothan

Population

67,89471,118

Median household income

$47,081$55,052

Median home value

$150,700$186,600

Median gross rent

$751$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashford	Dothan
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.3%
75 and over	9.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashford	Dothan
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	55.0%
Black or African American	26.0%	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashford	Dothan
No high school diploma	16.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashford	Dothan
Drove alone	85.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashford	Dothan
1-unit, detached	78.9%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Ashford	Dothan
Poverty rate	15.6%	19.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1982	1981