Boaz vs Kanawha

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

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

Boaz has the higher population (1,374 vs 130 in Kanawha). Boaz has the higher median household income ($92,708 vs $65,469 in Kanawha). Boaz has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $195,800 in Kanawha).

Population, income & housing

	Boaz	Kanawha
Population	1,374	130
Median age	48.6 yrs	60.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,708	$65,469
Median home value	$227,400	$195,800
Median gross rent	$1,274	—
Housing units	567	83
Homeownership rate	85.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boaz	Kanawha
Population	1,638 → 1,374 (-16.1%)	594 → 130 (-78.1%)
Median household income	$68,611 → $92,708 (+35.1%)	—
Median home value	$153,100 → $227,400 (+48.5%)	$210,700 → $195,800 (-7.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,007 → $1,274 (+26.5%)	—

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

Kanawha

Population

594130

Median home value

$210,700$195,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boaz	Kanawha
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	5.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	3.8%
35 to 44	5.2%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	30.8%
65 to 74	22.0%	19.2%
75 and over	7.1%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boaz	Kanawha
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
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	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boaz	Kanawha
No high school diploma	1.9%	4.1%
High school graduate	43.7%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boaz	Kanawha
Drove alone	81.6%	68.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	31.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boaz	Kanawha
1-unit, detached	89.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boaz	Kanawha
Poverty rate	7.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.51	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1983	1984