Boswell

Population: 1,413
Median household income: $48,500
Median home value: $86,300

Located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Boswell is a community with a population of 1,413. At $48,500, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $59,378.

From 2019 to 2023, Boswell's population grew 2.0% from 1,385 to 1,413, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $78,100 to $86,300.

The median gross rent is $667. 8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,413
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,500
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 745
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3851,413

Median household income

$38,684$48,500

Median home value

$78,100$86,300

Median gross rent

$409$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,385	$38,684	$78,100	$409
2020	1,415	$39,537	$75,600	$424
2021	1,370	$43,000	$77,100	$500
2022	1,411	$47,813	$88,500	$575
2023	1,413	$48,500	$86,300	$667

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	6.5%
5 to 17	227	16.1%
18 to 24	117	8.3%
25 to 34	208	14.7%
35 to 44	96	6.8%
45 to 54	164	11.6%
55 to 64	186	13.2%
65 to 74	233	16.5%
75 and over	90	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,378	97.5%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate58.1%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	8.8%
High school graduate	568	58.1%
Some college or associate's	239	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	30	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	54	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	497	82.4%
Carpooled	61	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	161	28.7%
15 to 29 min	207	37.0%
30 to 44 min	142	25.4%
45 to 59 min	21	3.8%
60+ min	29	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 20.9% (296 of 1,413)

	Count	Share
Family households	343	56.0%
Nonfamily households	269	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	612	82.1%
Vacant	133	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	444	72.5%
Renter-occupied	168	27.5%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	471	63.2%
1-unit, attached	37	5.0%
2 to 4 units	120	16.1%
5 to 19 units	33	4.4%
20 or more units	5	0.7%
Mobile home & other	79	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207712
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1615, -79.0275