Poneto is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 176 people and two associated neighborhoods, Poneto is the 471st largest community in Indiana.
Because of many things, Poneto is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Poneto really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Poneto perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Poneto has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Poneto has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Poneto than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Poneto may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Poneto doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Poneto rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.18% of adults 25 and older in Poneto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Poneto in 2022 was $37,288, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,152 for a family of four. However, Poneto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Poneto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poneto residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Poneto include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Poneto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.