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Boaz, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Boaz is a Census CDP of 1,400 people across 3.58 square miles of land, in Wood County. Median household income is $72,560, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boaz
What Boaz is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.58 sq mi
- Water area0.82 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land391
- County holding the largest share of its areaWood County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boaz
How many people live in Boaz
- Population1,400
- Median age47.6 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18202 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1814.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over426 plus or minus 139
- Share 65 and over30.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households579
- Family households383 plus or minus 86
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boaz
Income and work in Boaz
- Median household income$72,560 plus or minus $17,268
- Per capita income$40,937
- Civilian labor force631 plus or minus 133
- Employed625 plus or minus 134
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,072 plus or minus 243
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Boaz
Housing in Boaz
- Housing units596
- Occupied units579
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied452
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate78.1 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292 plus or minus $489
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units474
- Share single family79.5 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Units in buildings of two or more102 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boaz gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute574 plus or minus 134
- Commuting under 15 minutes187 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone80.9 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wood County, not Boaz
Wood County context, not Boaz figures
- Establishments in Wood County1,901
- Covered employment, Wood County35,511
- Average annual pay, Wood County$54,626
- Housing units permitted, Wood County124
Every figure in this section is published for Wood County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boaz.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Boaz questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boaz, West Virginia?
1,400, in 579 households. Boaz CDP covers 3.58 square miles of land, which is 391 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boaz in?
Wood County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Boaz?
$72,560. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,500. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Boaz figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wood County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Boaz.
Is zoning published for Boaz?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.