Boswell vs Hugo

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

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

Hugo has the higher population (5,184 vs 777 in Boswell). Hugo has the higher median household income ($31,694 vs $26,167 in Boswell). Hugo has the higher median home value ($96,100 vs $74,700 in Boswell).

Population, income & housing

	Boswell	Hugo
Population	777	5,184
Median age	32.5 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$26,167	$31,694
Median home value	$74,700	$96,100
Median gross rent	$587	$634
Housing units	368	2,639
Homeownership rate	59.9%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boswell	Hugo
Population	679 → 777 (+14.4%)	5,142 → 5,184 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$21,357 → $26,167 (+22.5%)	$25,212 → $31,694 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $74,700 (+45.0%)	$67,400 → $96,100 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $587 (+18.1%)	$534 → $634 (+18.7%)

Boswell

Population

679777

Median household income

$21,357$26,167

Median home value

$51,500$74,700

Median gross rent

$497$587

Hugo

Population

5,1425,184

Median household income

$25,212$31,694

Median home value

$67,400$96,100

Median gross rent

$534$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boswell	Hugo
Under 5	11.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.9%
18 to 24	11.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.9%
45 to 54	5.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.4%
75 and over	7.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boswell	Hugo
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	46.3%
Black or African American	7.1%	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	13.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	21.8%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boswell	Hugo
No high school diploma	22.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boswell	Hugo
Drove alone	71.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	27.7%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boswell	Hugo
1-unit, detached	76.9%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Boswell	Hugo
Poverty rate	46.1%	32.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1976	1975