Boaz vs Mineralwells

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

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

Mineralwells has the higher population (2,489 vs 1,374 in Boaz). Boaz has the higher median household income ($92,708 vs $68,940 in Mineralwells). Boaz has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $156,400 in Mineralwells).

Population, income & housing

	Boaz	Mineralwells
Population	1,374	2,489
Median age	48.6 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,708	$68,940
Median home value	$227,400	$156,400
Median gross rent	$1,274	$927
Housing units	567	965
Homeownership rate	85.7%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boaz	Mineralwells
Population	1,638 → 1,374 (-16.1%)	2,082 → 2,489 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$68,611 → $92,708 (+35.1%)	$83,000 → $68,940 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $227,400 (+48.5%)	$153,100 → $156,400 (+2.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,007 → $1,274 (+26.5%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

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

Mineralwells

Population

2,0822,489

Median household income

$83,000$68,940

Median home value

$153,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boaz	Mineralwells
Under 5	2.5%	14.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	3.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	17.1%
35 to 44	5.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	17.5%	5.9%
65 to 74	22.0%	9.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boaz	Mineralwells
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	97.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boaz	Mineralwells
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	43.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boaz	Mineralwells
Drove alone	81.6%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.9%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boaz	Mineralwells
1-unit, detached	89.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	11.4%
20 or more units	1.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Boaz	Mineralwells
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1983	1978