Boswell, PA

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Boswell, Pennsylvania

Boswell, Pennsylvania, in Somerset county, is 54 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Johnstown metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,364 people lived in Boswell.

The People and Families of Boswell

In Boswell, about 49% of adults are married. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in Boswell; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Boswell had a median family income of $26,667.

Boswell Housing

An estimated 58% of living spaces in Boswell are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. In general, Boswell offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in the town compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Boswell, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Boswell strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 2%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 6%

Comparative Profile of Boswell, PA

Comparing Boswell to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	54 miles E of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Metro Area	Johnstown
Standard Zip Codes	15531
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.161
Longitude	-79.028

Station	STOYSTOWN
Distance	6 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	DERRY 4 SW
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49.1 inches

Station	KEGG
Distance	20.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	37 to 64 F
Jul Temp	59 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 66 F
Annual Precip	38.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,364	100%
Male	643	47.1%
Female	721	52.9%
Under 18	325	23.8%
18+	1,039	76.2%
65+	273	20%
Median Age	38.8
Average Family Size	2.92
White	1,354	99.3%
African-American	2	0.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	4	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$26,667
Population In Poverty	402	29.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,290
Growth	-74
Growth %	-5.39%

Ancestry	Percent
German	29.9%
Polish	19.3%
Italian	11.8%
Irish	7%
US/American	5.8%
English	5.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.5%
Dutch	3%
Scottish	2.5%
Pennsylvania German	2.2%
Russian	1.4%
Slovak	1.1%
Yugoslavian	0.9%
Slavic	0.9%
Hungarian	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
Swedish	0.6%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Romanian	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
European	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%

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