Boswell vs Fort Towson

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

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

Boswell has the higher population (777 vs 578 in Fort Towson). Fort Towson has the higher median household income ($50,250 vs $26,167 in Boswell). Fort Towson has the higher median home value ($133,000 vs $74,700 in Boswell).

Population, income & housing

	Boswell	Fort Towson
Population	777	578
Median age	32.5 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$26,167	$50,250
Median home value	$74,700	$133,000
Median gross rent	$587	$825
Housing units	368	300
Homeownership rate	59.9%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boswell	Fort Towson
Population	679 → 777 (+14.4%)	528 → 578 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$21,357 → $26,167 (+22.5%)	$36,731 → $50,250 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $74,700 (+45.0%)	$87,100 → $133,000 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $587 (+18.1%)	$521 → $825 (+58.3%)

Boswell

Population

679777

Median household income

$21,357$26,167

Median home value

$51,500$74,700

Median gross rent

$497$587

Fort Towson

Population

528578

Median household income

$36,731$50,250

Median home value

$87,100$133,000

Median gross rent

$521$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boswell	Fort Towson
Under 5	11.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	6.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	5.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	17.3%
75 and over	7.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boswell	Fort Towson
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	76.8%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	8.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.8%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boswell	Fort Towson
No high school diploma	22.3%	12.4%
High school graduate	44.9%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boswell	Fort Towson
Drove alone	71.0%	72.8%
Carpooled	27.7%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boswell	Fort Towson
1-unit, detached	76.9%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Boswell	Fort Towson
Poverty rate	46.1%	14.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1976	1978