How many renters in Boswell, OK pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Boswell, OK, 2020–2024
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47.4% (±15.6 points) of renting households in Boswell, OK spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.4% (±15.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.6% (±12.3 points)
Median share of income: 28.8% (±6.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Boswell

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Boswell	Choctaw County	Oklahoma	United States
Less than 15%	9.6% (±6.1 points)	14.2%	15.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.1% (±6.0 points)	11.7%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	26.3% (±10.9 points)	16.2%	13.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.5% (±8.1 points)	12.5%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.8% (±9.6 points)	11.6%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.6% (±12.3 points)	33.7%	37.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Boswell against Choctaw County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boswell	Choctaw County	Oklahoma	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.4% (±15.6 points)	45.3% (±7.5 points)	46.3% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.6% (±12.3 points)	33.7% (±6.3 points)	37.5% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.8% (±6.0 points)	28.1% (±2.4 points)	28.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,250 (±$5,648)	$28,564 (±$2,056)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$608 (±$98)	$690 (±$61)	$1,014 (±$6)	$1,413

In Boswell, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Choctaw County (45.3%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (46.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Choctaw County, Boswell ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 184 of 557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Boswell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boswell
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Boswell	—	47.4% (±15.6 points)	—
Bennington	9.8 mi	65.2% (±58.3 points)	Not measurably different
Soper	9.9 mi	38.5% (±79.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bokchito	16 mi	52.3% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Antlers	20 mi	46.0% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hugo	21 mi	45.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Caddo	24 mi	38.9% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Caney	25 mi	21.0% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Powderly	26 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Choctaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Boswell	47.4% (±15.6 points)
2	Hugo	45.0% (±9.5 points)
3	Soper	38.5% (±79.9 points)
4	Fort Towson	36.9% (±19.3 points)
5	Sawyer	31.3% (±71.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Boswell

Are renters in Boswell rent-burdened?

47.4% of renting households in Boswell pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Boswell spend on rent?

The median renting household in Boswell, OK spends 28.8% (±6.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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