Lake Wisconsin vs Poynette

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Wisconsin and Poynette: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Wisconsin and Poynette are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Wisconsin has the higher population (5,051 vs 2,583 in Poynette). Lake Wisconsin has the higher median household income ($116,053 vs $78,950 in Poynette). Lake Wisconsin has the higher median home value ($421,500 vs $260,900 in Poynette).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
Population	5,051	2,583
Median age	52.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,053	$78,950
Median home value	$421,500	$260,900
Median gross rent	$1,399	$744
Housing units	2,997	1,097
Homeownership rate	92.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
Population	4,505 → 5,051 (+12.1%)	2,496 → 2,583 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$88,004 → $116,053 (+31.9%)	$81,330 → $78,950 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$309,900 → $421,500 (+36.0%)	$193,300 → $260,900 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,008 → $1,399 (+38.8%)	$521 → $744 (+42.8%)

Lake Wisconsin

Population

4,5055,051

Median household income

$88,004$116,053

Median home value

$309,900$421,500

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,399

Poynette

Population

2,4962,583

Median household income

$81,330$78,950

Median home value

$193,300$260,900

Median gross rent

$521$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	21.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	15.1%	6.3%
75 and over	8.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
No high school diploma	1.8%	2.4%
High school graduate	26.3%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
Drove alone	74.1%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	10.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
1-unit, detached	89.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Lake Wisconsin	Poynette
Poverty rate	2.9%	12.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1990	1990