Poneto is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 175 people and two associated neighborhoods, Poneto is the 471st largest community in Indiana. Poneto has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Poneto real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Poneto house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

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.

Poneto is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Poneto have a very low rate of college education: just 8.33% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Poneto in 2022 was $34,799, 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 $139,196 for a family of four. However, Poneto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Poneto is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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. Poneto also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Poneto include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Poneto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.