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| 1 | U.S. Route 431 / Al Hi... |
| 2 | Sardis City / Mountain... |
| 3 | City Center / Snead Co... |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Boaz NEIGHBORHOODS Sardis City / Mountainboro, City Center / Snead College, U.S. Route 431 / Al Highway 168
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Boaz, AL Albertville, Altoona, Attalla, Collinsville, Crossville, Douglas, Gadsden, Geraldine
POPULATION
7,336
| BOAZ INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 7,336 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 3,469 |
| BOAZ HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 58.03% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 33.47% |
| % VACANT | 8.50% |
| TYPE OF BOAZ HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 72.99% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.06% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.60% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 8.53% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.82% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF BOAZ HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.52% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 10.00% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 30.12% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 48.26% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.66% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.44% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.61% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 45.66% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 38.71% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 8.02% |
| BOAZ REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $132,700 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $382 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$92,000 | 22.70% |
| $92,001-$185,000 | 53.85% |
| $185,001-$369,000 | 21.01% |
| $369,001-$554,000 | 1.24% |
| $554,001-$738,000 | 0.30% |
| $738,001-$923,000 | 0.30% |
| $923,001-$1,384,000 | 0.30% |
| $1,384,001-$1,845,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,845,000 | 0.30% |
| PEOPLE OF Boaz | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.21% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.06% |
| 18 TO 24 | 8.59% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.87% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.53% |
| 55 TO 64 | 12.10% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 20.64% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 67.33% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 11.67% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $25,699 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,664 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 18.70% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (25.73%), Retail (16.06%), Healthcare (8.54%), Construction (7.42%), Education (6.73%), Other (6.43%), Accomodation (5.38%), Finance (3.76%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.63%), Transportation (3.53%), Wholesale (2.64%), Public Service (2.57%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.44% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 93.38% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.83% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.76% |
| ASIAN | 0.55% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 3.04% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.44% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 5.04% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (37.23%), United States or American (22.53%), Other Groups (12.34%), English (8.55%), Irish (7.28%), German (3.91%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.03% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.65%) , Spanish (4.51%) |
Boaz is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,336 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Boaz is the 97th largest community in Alabama.
Boaz is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Boaz is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boaz who work in sales jobs (14.48%), office and administrative support jobs (10.59%), and teaching (7.92%).
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.79 minutes getting to work every day.
Boaz is a very car-oriented city. 98.77% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Boaz is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Boaz has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small city, Boaz does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Boaz with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Boaz in 2000 was $15,664, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,656 for a family of four.
The people who call Boaz home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boaz is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boaz include English, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Boaz is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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