Boaz, West Virginia

Back to Boaz, WV housing info, Wood County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Boaz, WV Wood County Population in July 2007: 1,317. Males: 627   (47.7%) Females: 690   (52.3%) Median resident age:   39.3 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Zip codes: 26187. Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,254 (it was $39,250 in 2000) Boaz:   $47,254 West Virginia:   $37,060 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,421 Boaz:   $25,421 West Virginia:   $20,419 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,902 (it was $91,800 in 2000) Boaz:   $124,902 West Virginia:   $96,000 Boaz, WV residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Boaz: White Non-Hispanic (98.7%) Black (0.5%) American Indian (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Boaz: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Boaz, West Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Had enough  (47 replies) Any young people from Vienna, WV?  (2 replies) WV celebs  (33 replies) Places of Interest that must be seen  (14 replies) Possible move to Parkersburg, WV from Anchorage, AK  (13 replies) Latest news from Boaz, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (17.0%), United States (15.0%), Irish (12.1%), English (8.6%), Polish (2.5%), Swedish (1.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 640 feet Land area: 3.71 square miles. Population density: 355 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Boaz, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Boaz-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 53.8 miles away from the Boaz place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the place center caused $2 million in damages.

Boaz-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from Boaz center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Cemeteries: Pugh Cemetery (1), Henderson Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Uhl Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	77.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	17.9%

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boaz, WV

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4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($250 average AGI)

Wood County:	0.03%
West Virginia average:	0.06%

from Washington County, OH	0.86% ($27,871 average AGI)
from Ritchie County, WV	0.22% ($22,479)
from Wirt County, WV	0.17% ($23,204)

4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.88%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Washington County, OH	0.79% ($29,657 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.15% ($29,063)
to Ritchie County, WV	0.15% ($24,149)

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  Grant Date: 08/12/2002, Expiration Date: 08/12/2012, Certifier: Mary E Julius
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