Poynette vs Rio

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

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

Poynette has the higher population (2,583 vs 1,068 in Rio). Poynette has the higher median household income ($78,950 vs $68,304 in Rio). Poynette has the higher median home value ($260,900 vs $174,800 in Rio).

Population, income & housing

	Poynette	Rio
Population	2,583	1,068
Median age	40.1 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,950	$68,304
Median home value	$260,900	$174,800
Median gross rent	$744	$789
Housing units	1,097	473
Homeownership rate	73.2%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poynette	Rio
Population	2,496 → 2,583 (+3.5%)	1,048 → 1,068 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$81,330 → $78,950 (-2.9%)	$70,313 → $68,304 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$193,300 → $260,900 (+35.0%)	$136,500 → $174,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $744 (+42.8%)	$691 → $789 (+14.2%)

Poynette

Population

2,4962,583

Median household income

$81,330$78,950

Median home value

$193,300$260,900

Median gross rent

$521$744

Rio

Population

1,0481,068

Median household income

$70,313$68,304

Median home value

$136,500$174,800

Median gross rent

$691$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poynette	Rio
Under 5	5.3%	1.4%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	15.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.7%
75 and over	6.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poynette	Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poynette	Rio
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.5%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poynette	Rio
Drove alone	78.7%	83.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poynette	Rio
1-unit, detached	69.4%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.1%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Poynette	Rio
Poverty rate	12.2%	20.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1990	1970