Ohio Valley Times

38.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boaz in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.3 percent higher than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,589.

90.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Boaz residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	114	9.8
Regular high school diploma	258	22.1
GED or alternative credential	67	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	93	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	190	16.3
Associate's degree	118	10.1
Bachelor's degree	203	17.4
Master's degree	79	6.8
Professional school degree	38	3.3
Doctorate degree	6	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.