Ontario is home to 58,725 people. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 6 people per square mile. Median rent is $839 a month. The foreign-born share is 6%. The median household earns $60,516, about 26% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,516, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ontario
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$108,933 → $291,250(+167%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.8% → 16.1%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 20 metro and micro areas based in Oregon
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)21.2%(797)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(824)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(1,370)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(208)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,764 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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Over time
Ontario, decade by decade
Ontario population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
42,472
$48,698
$108,933
11.8%
38.5
2000
52,193
$57,103
$158,573
10.9%
49.3
2010
53,936
$58,975
$195,256
13.8%
54.3
2020
56,957
$58,320
$200,226
15.6%
60.4
2024
58,725
$60,516
$291,250
16.1%
57.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
