Poynette, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,678

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

7.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.65%

45.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$93,500

18.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$296,600

Population & Diversity

Poynette, WI is home to a population of 2.68k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.373% of Poynette, WI residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.44k people) in Poynette, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 56 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Poynette, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Poynette, WI was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Poynette, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Poynette, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.44k ± 116
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
58 ± 42
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
56 ± 78

3.51%

Hispanic Population

94 people

3.51% of the people in Poynette, WI are hispanic (94 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Poynette, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

0.373%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

0.348%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

As of 2024, 0.373% of Poynette, WI residents (10 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Poynette, WI was 0.348%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Poynette, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 30
Vietnam
34 ± 31
World War II
6 ± 9

Poynette, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Poynette, WI.

Economy

The economy of Poynette, WI employs 1.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Poynette, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), Manufacturing (208 people), and Educational Services (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($115,144), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,292), and Construction ($68,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.55k

2024 Value

± 194

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poynette, WI grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.4k employees to 1.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poynette, WI, are Management Occupations (192 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (174 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (159 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poynette, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.55k

2024 Value

± 194

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poynette, WI grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 1.4k employees to 1.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poynette, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), Manufacturing (208 people), and Educational Services (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poynette, WI, though some of these residents may live in Poynette, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,859

Median earning men ± $10,259

$51,442

Median earning women ± $7,677

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,632), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,111), and Construction ($85,078).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,625), and Public Administration ($56,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Poynette, WI was $296,600 in 2024, which is 0.891 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,900 to $296,600, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Poynette, WI is 72.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Poynette, WI have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poynette, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$296,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,660

$824

Median Property Taxes

±$132

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Poynette, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Poynette, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Poynette, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Poynette, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,500

Median Household Income

± $14,904

1.13k

Number of Households

± 163

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Poynette, WI grew to $93,500 from the previous year's value of $78,950.

The following chart displays the households in Poynette, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Poynette, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (7.44%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Poynette, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poynette, WI have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.26% of the workforce in Poynette, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Poynette, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Poynette, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Poynette, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poynette, WI (178 out of 2.68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Poynette, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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