Blennerhassett vs Boaz

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

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

Blennerhassett has the higher population (3,229 vs 1,374 in Boaz). Boaz has the higher median household income ($92,708 vs $85,619 in Blennerhassett). Boaz has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $173,900 in Blennerhassett).

Population, income & housing

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
Population	3,229	1,374
Median age	47.0 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,619	$92,708
Median home value	$173,900	$227,400
Median gross rent	$1,137	$1,274
Housing units	1,249	567
Homeownership rate	94.0%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
Population	3,330 → 3,229 (-3.0%)	1,638 → 1,374 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$57,844 → $85,619 (+48.0%)	$68,611 → $92,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $173,900 (+13.1%)	$153,100 → $227,400 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $1,137 (+107.1%)	$1,007 → $1,274 (+26.5%)

Blennerhassett

Population

3,3303,229

Median household income

$57,844$85,619

Median home value

$153,700$173,900

Median gross rent

$549$1,137

Boaz

Population

1,6381,374

Median household income

$68,611$92,708

Median home value

$153,100$227,400

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,274

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
Under 5	1.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	12.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	8.7%	5.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	22.0%
75 and over	13.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
No high school diploma	4.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
Drove alone	89.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	1.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.1%
Other means	1.9%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
1-unit, detached	88.2%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Blennerhassett	Boaz
Poverty rate	8.4%	7.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1973	1983