Boaz is a city of 1,400 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 47.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 22% more than in West Virginia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,560, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Boaz
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants95.7% → 78.1%(−17.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share100.0% → 92.9%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age37.0 → 47.6(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)28%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57%(57)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 100 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
1,136
$91,003
$157,205
13.1%
0.0
2000
1,345
$71,500
$167,228
22.4%
3.1
2010
1,297
$77,204
$177,807
26.8%
6.1
2020
1,321
$94,236
$194,775
23.5%
14.7
2024
1,400
$72,560
$244,500
24.5%
16.8
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.
