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 occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Poneto is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.75% of the Poneto workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Poneto is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poneto who work in office and administrative support (15.38%), sales jobs (6.59%), and food service (5.49%). Poneto is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Poneto’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Poneto has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Poneto a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Poneto does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Poneto are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.18% of adults in Poneto have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
