Boaz vs Vienna

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

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

Vienna has the higher population (10,575 vs 1,374 in Boaz). Boaz has the higher median household income ($92,708 vs $65,211 in Vienna). Boaz has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $155,500 in Vienna).

Population, income & housing

	Boaz	Vienna
Population	1,374	10,575
Median age	48.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,708	$65,211
Median home value	$227,400	$155,500
Median gross rent	$1,274	$837
Housing units	567	5,065
Homeownership rate	85.7%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boaz	Vienna
Population	1,638 → 1,374 (-16.1%)	10,348 → 10,575 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$68,611 → $92,708 (+35.1%)	$55,562 → $65,211 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $227,400 (+48.5%)	$134,900 → $155,500 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,007 → $1,274 (+26.5%)	$657 → $837 (+27.4%)

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

Vienna

Population

10,34810,575

Median household income

$55,562$65,211

Median home value

$134,900$155,500

Median gross rent

$657$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boaz	Vienna
Under 5	2.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	5.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	22.0%	11.3%
75 and over	7.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boaz	Vienna
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	89.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boaz	Vienna
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boaz	Vienna
Drove alone	81.6%	84.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.9%
Other means	3.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boaz	Vienna
1-unit, detached	89.2%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.4%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Boaz	Vienna
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1983	1966