Boaz

Population: 1,374
Median household income: $92,708
Median home value: $227,400

Boaz is a community in Wood County, West Virginia, home to 1,374 residents. The median household income of $92,708 is above the Wood County median ($56,193).

Between 2019 and 2023, Boaz's population declined 16.1% from 1,638 to 1,374, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $153,100 to $227,400.

7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.51 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,374
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $92,708
Median home value: $227,400
Median gross rent: $1,274
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,638	$68,611	$153,100	$1,007
2020	1,645	$77,750	$160,700	$885
2021	1,506	$81,810	$173,700	$1,049
2022	1,400	$87,569	$190,000	$1,236
2023	1,374	$92,708	$227,400	$1,274

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7422.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	2.5%
5 to 17	168	12.2%
18 to 24	91	6.6%
25 to 34	230	16.7%
35 to 44	71	5.2%
45 to 54	139	10.1%
55 to 64	241	17.5%
65 to 74	302	22.0%
75 and over	98	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,299	94.5%
Black or African American	27	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	1.9%
High school graduate	472	43.7%
Some college or associate's	301	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	142	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	146	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	470	81.6%
Carpooled	46	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	7.1%
Other means	19	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	33.3%
15 to 29 min	284	53.1%
30 to 44 min	20	3.7%
45 to 59 min	5	0.9%
60+ min	48	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 7.0% (96 of 1,374)

	Count	Share
Family households	405	74.0%
Nonfamily households	142	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	96.5%
Vacant	20	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	85.7%
Renter-occupied	78	14.3%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	506	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6	1.1%
20 or more units	8	1.4%
Mobile home & other	19	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5408836
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.82 sq mi
Center point: 39.3688, -81.4884