Poynette vs Wisconsin Dells

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

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

Wisconsin Dells has the higher population (2,763 vs 2,583 in Poynette). Poynette has the higher median household income ($78,950 vs $66,846 in Wisconsin Dells). Poynette has the higher median home value ($260,900 vs $203,300 in Wisconsin Dells).

Population, income & housing

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
Population	2,583	2,763
Median age	40.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,950	$66,846
Median home value	$260,900	$203,300
Median gross rent	$744	$886
Housing units	1,097	1,517
Homeownership rate	73.2%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
Population	2,496 → 2,583 (+3.5%)	2,841 → 2,763 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$81,330 → $78,950 (-2.9%)	$51,554 → $66,846 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$193,300 → $260,900 (+35.0%)	$161,400 → $203,300 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $744 (+42.8%)	$833 → $886 (+6.4%)

Poynette

Population

2,4962,583

Median household income

$81,330$78,950

Median home value

$193,300$260,900

Median gross rent

$521$744

Wisconsin Dells

Population

2,8412,763

Median household income

$51,554$66,846

Median home value

$161,400$203,300

Median gross rent

$833$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
Under 5	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.0%	6.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	19.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.7%
75 and over	6.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	1.8%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
No high school diploma	2.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
Drove alone	78.7%	73.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	1.9%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
1-unit, detached	69.4%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	14.4%
20 or more units	4.1%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Poynette	Wisconsin Dells
Poverty rate	12.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1990	1970