Boswell vs Fowler

A side-by-side comparison of Boswell and Fowler: population, income, housing, and more.

Boswell and Fowler are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fowler has the higher population (2,286 vs 703 in Boswell). Fowler has the higher median household income ($51,654 vs $49,091 in Boswell). Fowler has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $92,400 in Boswell).

Population, income & housing

	Boswell	Fowler
Population	703	2,286
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,091	$51,654
Median home value	$92,400	$110,300
Median gross rent	$900	$918
Housing units	305	1,104
Homeownership rate	69.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boswell	Fowler
Population	736 → 703 (-4.5%)	2,256 → 2,286 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$40,221 → $49,091 (+22.1%)	$37,813 → $51,654 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$59,600 → $92,400 (+55.0%)	$83,800 → $110,300 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $900 (+27.1%)	$690 → $918 (+33.0%)

Boswell

Population

736703

Median household income

$40,221$49,091

Median home value

$59,600$92,400

Median gross rent

$708$900

Fowler

Population

2,2562,286

Median household income

$37,813$51,654

Median home value

$83,800$110,300

Median gross rent

$690$918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boswell	Fowler
Under 5	9.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	19.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.8%
75 and over	5.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boswell	Fowler
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	95.9%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boswell	Fowler
No high school diploma	16.2%	13.5%
High school graduate	43.6%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boswell	Fowler
Drove alone	73.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	7.5%
Public transit	9.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boswell	Fowler
1-unit, detached	86.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Boswell	Fowler
Poverty rate	32.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1954	1949