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Population (year 2000): 7,411. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,893 (+6.5% change)
Males: 3,379 (45.6%), Females: 4,032 (54.4%)
Marshall County
Zip codes:
35956,
35957.
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $25,699 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Boaz:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Other race (3.0%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (22.3%), Irish
(10.2%), English (9.5%), German (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%),
French (1.6%).
Elevation: 1086 feet
Land area: 12.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Boaz
- High school or higher: 67.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Boaz city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 12.3%
4.0% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +483 (+7.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Boaz:
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (2505 U S
HIGHWAY 431 NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Boaz:
- MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 15 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
- RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Boaz:
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 45 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 48 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 52 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boaz:
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 7
miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
- GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 15
miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 18 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
College/University in Boaz:
- SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,188; Location: 220 N WALNUT ST; Public;
Website: snead.cc.al.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Boaz:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 46 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 50 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
Public high school in Boaz:
- BOAZ HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location:
907 BROWN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Boaz:
- BOAZ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location:
140 NEWT PARKER DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BOAZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 395;
Location: 362 COLLIER ST; Grades: KG - 01)
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 373;
Location: 8025 US HIGHWAY 431; Grades: KG - 06)
- CORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350;
Location: 505 MOUNT VERNON RD; Grades: 02 - 03)
- WHITESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 289;
Location: 5080 LEETH GAP RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Boaz:
- BOAZ PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$154,880; Location: 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 46,010 books;
1,632 audio materials; 1,931 video materials; 102 serial
subscriptions)
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