NE Alabama News

28.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boaz city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.3 percent lower than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 9,277.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Boaz city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,240	19.7
Regular high school diploma	1,235	19.6
GED or alternative credential	473	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	516	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,022	16.2
Associate's degree	565	9
Bachelor's degree	829	13.2
Master's degree	311	4.9
Professional school degree	64	1
Doctorate degree	40	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.