Poneto vs Vera Cruz

A side-by-side comparison of Poneto and Vera Cruz: population, income, housing, and more.

Poneto and Vera Cruz are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Poneto has the higher population (167 vs 29 in Vera Cruz). Poneto has the higher median household income ($50,000 vs $44,583 in Vera Cruz). Poneto has the higher median home value ($79,400 vs $77,500 in Vera Cruz).

Population, income & housing

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
Population	167	29
Median age	40.8 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$44,583
Median home value	$79,400	$77,500
Median gross rent	$788	$1,188
Housing units	70	21
Homeownership rate	81.4%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
Population	175 → 167 (-4.6%)	97 → 29 (-70.1%)
Median household income	$49,583 → $50,000 (+0.8%)	$47,500 → $44,583 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$58,800 → $79,400 (+35.0%)	$75,000 → $77,500 (+3.3%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $788 (+1.7%)	$606 → $1,188 (+96.0%)

Poneto

Population

175167

Median household income

$49,583$50,000

Median home value

$58,800$79,400

Median gross rent

$775$788

Vera Cruz

Population

9729

Median household income

$47,500$44,583

Median home value

$75,000$77,500

Median gross rent

$606$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	27.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	20.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	3.4%
75 and over	6.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	45.8%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
Drove alone	77.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	20.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Poneto	Vera Cruz
Poverty rate	22.8%	3.4%
Average household size	2.39	1.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1960	1952