Boaz

Population: 10,847
Median household income: $49,962
Median home value: $158,200

Boaz is a community in Marshall County, Alabama, home to 10,847 residents. The median household income of $49,962 is below the Marshall County median ($60,946).

Between 2019 and 2023, Boaz's population grew 16.9% from 9,277 to 10,847, while its median home value rose 50.5% from $105,100 to $158,200.

Owners occupy 66.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,847
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,962
Median home value: $158,200
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 4,260
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,27710,847

Median household income

$40,551$49,962

Median home value

$105,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$618$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,277	$40,551	$105,100	$618
2020	9,587	$41,556	$108,000	$548
2021	10,091	$40,732	$114,800	$573
2022	10,248	$43,276	$131,500	$607
2023	10,847	$49,962	$158,200	$645

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,086	10.0%
5 to 17	2,444	22.5%
18 to 24	947	8.7%
25 to 34	1,038	9.6%
35 to 44	1,415	13.0%
45 to 54	1,457	13.4%
55 to 64	1,116	10.3%
65 to 74	706	6.5%
75 and over	638	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,295	76.5%
Black or African American	317	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	421	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,814	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	736	11.6%
High school graduate	2,744	43.1%
Some college or associate's	1,827	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	729	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	334	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,920	85.3%
Carpooled	483	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	177	3.8%
Other means	18	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,069	46.8%
15 to 29 min	1,045	23.6%
30 to 44 min	708	16.0%
45 to 59 min	288	6.5%
60+ min	311	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 20.2% (2,138 of 10,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,479	65.3%
Nonfamily households	1,319	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,798	89.2%
Vacant	462	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,513	66.2%
Renter-occupied	1,285	33.8%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,154	74.0%
1-unit, attached	15	0.4%
2 to 4 units	365	8.6%
5 to 19 units	290	6.8%
20 or more units	166	3.9%
Mobile home & other	270	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0107912
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.1990, -86.1552