Boaz is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,292 people and five associated neighborhoods, Boaz is the 67th largest community in Alabama.Boaz is neither predominantly blue-collar nor 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 (12.74%), healthcare (11.40%), and office and administrative support (10.01%). Boaz is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Boaz with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.72% of adults in Boaz have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Boaz in 2022 was $22,678, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,712 for a family of four. However, Boaz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boaz is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Boaz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boaz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Boaz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boaz include English, Irish, German, Portuguese, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Boaz is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
