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Ontario County

New York · 113,130 residents (2025 est.) · 644 sq mi
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With 112,625 people, Ontario County is a county in New York. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 44.2, about 5 years above the US median. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $222,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
112,625
+12%since 2000
from 100,224 in 2000
113,130 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
175 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 162 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.2
+17%since 2000
from 37.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
644 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
93K99K104K109K114K19902000201020202024Ontario County
2024113K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(5,155)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(6,655)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.1%(5,779)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(7,014)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(6,869)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(12,469)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.7%(13,156)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(13,686)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415%(16,879)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413%(14,623)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.7%(7,494)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(2,846)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,324
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,579 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,303
+115%since 2000
from $21,533 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.1%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+3%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$222,900
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,150
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $564 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 73.6% in 2000
26.3% rent
Vacancy rate
9.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.0%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+19%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94%(94,179)
Black1.9%(1,904)
Hispanic / Latino2.1%(2,149)
Asian0.7%(675)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic86.9%(97,879)
Black2.1%(2,314)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(6,438)
Asian1.3%(1,518)
Other4%(4,476)
Diversity Score
30
+67%since 2009
from 18 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
−2%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.8%(3,117)
Mexican1.2%(1,407)
Dominican0.5%(512)
Cuban0.2%(270)
Spaniard0.1%(153)
Salvadoran0.1%(149)
Guatemalan0.1%(103)
Honduran0.1%(96)
Ecuadorian0.1%(85)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(391)
Pakistani0.3%(319)
Korean0.2%(208)
Vietnamese0.1%(163)
Asian Indian0.1%(130)
Filipino0.1%(95)
Japanese0.1%(86)
Cambodian0%(49)
Nepalese0%(31)
Thai0%(25)
Taiwanese0%(15)
Burmese0%(8)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(16)
Ancestry
German20.9%(23,496)
Irish17.9%(20,167)
English17.9%(20,123)
Italian13.9%(15,686)
Dutch4.1%(4,639)
Polish4%(4,552)
American4%(4,498)
French2.6%(2,885)
Scottish2.6%(2,883)
French Canadian1.1%(1,228)
Swedish1%(1,095)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(949)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.7%(825)
Welsh0.7%(798)
Ukrainian0.6%(724)
Arab0.6%(721)
Norwegian0.6%(699)
Russian0.6%(656)
West Indian0.6%(637)
Swiss0.5%(580)
British0.5%(568)
Jamaican0.5%(513)
Lithuanian0.3%(332)
Canadian0.3%(319)
Greek0.3%(283)
Czech0.2%(264)
Austrian0.2%(256)
Hungarian0.2%(248)
Slovak0.2%(218)
Egyptian0.2%(207)
Lebanese0.2%(206)
Belgian0.2%(198)
Portuguese0.2%(198)
Syrian0.1%(125)
Nigerian0.1%(96)
Croatian0.1%(93)
Serbian0.1%(86)
Haitian0.1%(83)
Armenian0.1%(72)
Romanian0.1%(66)
Finnish0.1%(64)
Turkish0.1%(63)
Moroccan0%(53)
Iranian0%(35)
Brazilian0%(30)
Guyanese0%(19)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Barbadian0%(15)
Ghanaian0%(12)
Slovene0%(10)
Kenyan0%(8)
Israeli0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.0%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 87.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.1%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.3 min
+39%since 2000
from 16.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.0%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.8%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.3%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 37.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
4.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+10.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 87.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 93.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 3.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.6%(15,171)
Married54.2%(25,183)
Widowed3.2%(1,497)
Divorced10%(4,647)
Women 15+
Never married25.6%(12,404)
Married52.3%(25,384)
Widowed8.4%(4,080)
Divorced13.7%(6,670)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 60.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 75.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 38.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(1,274)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(1,454)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(2,121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(390)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(38)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,365 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Ontario County, New York?

Ontario County, New York has about 112,625 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ontario County, New York?

The typical household in Ontario County, New York earns about $82,324 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ontario County, New York expensive?

In Ontario County, New York, the median home is worth about $222,900, and the typical rent is about $1,150 a month.

How educated are people in Ontario County, New York?

About 38.0% of adults age 25 and over in Ontario County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ontario County, New York?

About 9.0% of people in Ontario County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ontario County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Ontario County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 17,524 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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