Boswell, IN

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2024 Population
794
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
0.802% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
33.6%
2.34% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$56,875
15.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$104,800
13.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
351
9.01% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Boswell, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.8% of the residents in Boswell, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Boswell, IN was $104,800, and the homeownership rate was 73.4%.

Most people in Boswell, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Boswell, IN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesIndianaBenton County, INLafayette-West Lafayette, INMontgomery, Clinton, White, Carroll & Benton Counties PUMA, IN

Population & Diversity

Boswell, IN is home to a population of 794 people, from which 83.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.1% of Boswell, IN residents were born outside of the country (136 people).

In 2024, there were 4.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (515 people) in Boswell, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 124 White (Hispanic) and 62 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.8%
2024 Citizenship
84.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.8% of Boswell, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Boswell, IN was 84.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Boswell, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    515 ± 97
  2. White (Hispanic)
    124 ± 66
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    62 ± 74
30.6%
Hispanic Population
243 people

In 2024, there were 4.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (515 people) in Boswell, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 124 White (Hispanic) and 62 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

30.6% of the people in Boswell, IN are hispanic (243 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Boswell, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    111,417 ± 8,128 people
  2. India
    37,388 ± 4,734 people
  3. Nigeria
    18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
136 people
17.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
120 people

As of 2024, 17.1% of Boswell, IN residents (136 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Boswell, IN was 17.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 16
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    6 ± 16
  3. Vietnam
    3 ± 19

Boswell, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Boswell, IN employs 351 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Boswell, IN were Manufacturing (62 people), Retail Trade (53 people), and Construction (40 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($75,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,077), and Transportation & Warehousing ($52,656).

Employment

Occupations

351
2024 Value
± 95
9.01%
1 Year growth
± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boswell, IN grew at a rate of 9.01%, from 322 employees to 351 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boswell, IN, are Material Moving Occupations (61 people), Production Occupations (49 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boswell, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

351
2024 Value
± 95
9.01%
1 Year growth
± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boswell, IN grew at a rate of 9.01%, from 322 employees to 351 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boswell, IN, are Manufacturing (62 people), Retail Trade (53 people), and Construction (40 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boswell, IN, though some of these residents may live in Boswell, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,769
Median earning men ± $5,444
$23,625
Median earning women ± $9,532

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($75,750), Manufacturing ($53,333), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,077).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,875), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,208), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($24,107).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.
Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Boswell, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Boswell, IN was $104,800 in 2024, which is 0.315 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,400 to $104,800, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Boswell, IN is 73.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Boswell, IN have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boswell, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$104,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,706
$232
Median Property Taxes
±$55

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boswell, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boswell, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.4%
Homeownership
2024
70.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.4% of the housing units in Boswell, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,875
Median Household Income
± $15,137
316
Number of Households
± 68

In 2024, the median household income of the 316 households in Boswell, IN grew to $56,875 from the previous year's value of $49,091.

The following chart displays the households in Boswell, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boswell, IN is from Indiana.
0.442
2024 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.8%)
  2. Carpooled (13.3%)
  3. Public Transit (10.1%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Boswell, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boswell, IN have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boswell, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boswell, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boswell, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boswell, IN (267 out of 794 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boswell, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

77.3% of the population of Boswell, IN has health coverage, with 24.6% on employee plans, 30.5% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 8.94% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Uninsured People

22.7%
Uninsured
24.6%
Employer Coverage
30.5%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
8.94%
Non-Group
1.01%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Boswell, IN grew by 0.233% from 22.6% to 22.7%.

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