Boaz is home to 10,814 people in Alabama. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 46% since 2000. Median rent is $663 a month. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $199,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,846, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Boaz
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.9 → 32.4(−5.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.9% → 15.9%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.9% → 17.5%(+16.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Boaz's population equals 11% of Marshall County's. Its number of households without a car equals 16% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.9%(186)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(165)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.8%(120)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 504 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Boaz, decade by decade
Boaz population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,921
$43,768
$107,283
10.9%
6.6
2000
7,411
$46,815
$130,977
11.7%
18.8
2010
9,551
$44,843
$145,727
12.7%
38.7
2020
10,107
$50,367
$130,900
16.1%
55.2
2024
10,814
$49,846
$199,200
15.9%
49.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
