The Dothan–Enterprise–Ozark Combined Statistical Area is a CSA

Combined Statistical Area

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 made up of five counties in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Alabama. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area

United States metropolitan area

In the United States a metropolitan statistical area is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like...

 and one micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the CSA had a population of 223,605 (though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 237,006).

Components

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  • Dothan
    Dothan metropolitan area
    The Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in southeastern Alabama, anchored by the city of Dothan...
    
     (Geneva
    Geneva County, Alabama
    -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*86.3% White*9.5% Black*0.8% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.6% Two or more races*3.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
    
    , Henry
    Henry County, Alabama
    Henry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Patrick Henry, famous orator and Governor of Virginia. As of 2010, its population was 17,302...
    
    , and Houston
    Houston County, Alabama
    Houston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 101,547. Its county seat is Dothan.Houston County is part of the Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
    
     counties)

• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Enterprise–Ozark
    Enterprise-Ozark micropolitan area
    The Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeastern Alabama, anchored by the cities of Enterprise and Ozark...
    
     (Coffee
    Coffee County, Alabama
    Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2010 the population was 49,948. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise....
    
     and Dale
    Dale County, Alabama
    Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,251...
    
     counties)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 223,605 people, 89,135 households, and 63,427 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 75.23% White, 21.41% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $31,379, and the median income for a family was $37,805. Males had a median income of $29,722 versus $20,180 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the CSA was $16,678.