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Boaz, WV

1,400 Population
3.6 square miles 390.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.6 ±11.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 44.1 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,937 ±$5,035 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: $34,225 ±$955
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,560 ±$17,268 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: $57,391 ±$2,437
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.6% ±7.1% (148  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 14.9% 12,944 (±1.2% / ±1,039)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±2.5 (12,515  ±3,287) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 21.4 726,740 (±0.9 / ±37,825)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

579 ±109 Number of households
  • the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 37,877 ±537
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (1,400  ±276) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 2.3 87,369 (±0 / ±18)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.1% ±6.8% (16  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 6.8% † 1,234 (±1.5% / ±276)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

596 ±107 Number of housing units
  • the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 43,008 ±73
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$244,500 ±$42,101 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: $156,300 ±$4,610
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.2% ±6.6% (100  ±92.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 9% † 7,832 (±1% / ±897.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.9% ±28.6% (1,060  ±191.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 91.1% 57,977 (±2.6% / ±1,643.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.5% ±3.4% (263  ±69.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 23.6% 15,029 (±1.3% / ±800.8)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±0.8% (12  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 1% 870
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±3.3% (100  ±45) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area: 8.4% 5,835 (±0.8% / ±524)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
100 Total veterans ±45 95 Male ±46 5 Female ±8

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