Poneto is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 173 people and two associated neighborhoods, Poneto is the 471st largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Poneto was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.When you are in Poneto, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.49% of Poneto’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Poneto is a town of transportation and shipping workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poneto who work in food service (12.79%), sales jobs (8.14%), and office and administrative support (6.98%). Overall, Poneto’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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 percentage of people in Poneto with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.34% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Poneto in 2022 was $32,942, 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 $131,768 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, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Poneto include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Poneto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
