Arab vs Boaz

A side-by-side comparison of Arab and Boaz: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boaz has the higher population (10,847 vs 8,573 in Arab). Arab has the higher median household income ($60,985 vs $49,962 in Boaz). Arab has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $158,200 in Boaz).

Population, income & housing

	Arab	Boaz
Population	8,573	10,847
Median age	36.9 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,985	$49,962
Median home value	$196,700	$158,200
Median gross rent	$697	$645
Housing units	3,612	4,260
Homeownership rate	68.6%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arab	Boaz
Population	8,293 → 8,573 (+3.4%)	9,277 → 10,847 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$46,517 → $60,985 (+31.1%)	$40,551 → $49,962 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $196,700 (+32.5%)	$105,100 → $158,200 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $697 (+21.9%)	$618 → $645 (+4.4%)

Arab

Population

8,2938,573

Median household income

$46,517$60,985

Median home value

$148,400$196,700

Median gross rent

$572$697

Boaz

Population

9,27710,847

Median household income

$40,551$49,962

Median home value

$105,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$618$645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arab	Boaz
Under 5	7.7%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.5%
75 and over	6.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arab	Boaz
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	76.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arab	Boaz
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arab	Boaz
Drove alone	82.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arab	Boaz
1-unit, detached	78.6%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Arab	Boaz
Poverty rate	13.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1979	1978