Ontario

Population: 178,347
Median household income: $82,806
Median home value: $568,000

Ontario is a community in San Bernardino County, California, home to 178,347 residents. At $82,806, its median household income sits in line with San Bernardino County's $82,184.

From 2019 to 2023, Ontario's population held roughly steady from 176,760 to 178,347, while its median home value rose 51.5% from $375,000 to $568,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 68.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 178,347
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,806
Median home value: $568,000
Median gross rent: $1,916
Housing units: 54,951
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

176,760178,347

Median household income

$65,046$82,806

Median home value

$375,000$568,000

Median gross rent

$1,499$1,916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	176,760	$65,046	$375,000	$1,499
2020	178,194	$67,357	$408,000	$1,557
2021	175,223	$71,908	$438,300	$1,652
2022	176,326	$78,070	$513,000	$1,826
2023	178,347	$82,806	$568,000	$1,916

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,815	6.6%
5 to 17	32,742	18.4%
18 to 24	18,395	10.3%
25 to 34	31,234	17.5%
35 to 44	24,842	13.9%
45 to 54	21,229	11.9%
55 to 64	20,037	11.2%
65 to 74	11,695	6.6%
75 and over	6,358	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,519	13.7%
Black or African American	10,763	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	294	0.2%
Asian	14,828	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	497	0.3%
Some other race	702	0.4%
Two or more races	4,988	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	121,756	68.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25,497	22.1%
High school graduate	30,685	26.6%
Some college or associate's	35,313	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17,474	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,426	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,533	77.9%
Carpooled	9,822	11.7%
Public transit	889	1.1%
Walked	860	1.0%
Bicycle	194	0.2%
Worked from home	6,113	7.3%
Other means	696	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,202	18.2%
15 to 29 min	28,539	36.6%
30 to 44 min	15,925	20.4%
45 to 59 min	7,211	9.2%
60+ min	12,117	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.37
Poverty rate: 12.7% (22,441 of 177,019)

	Count	Share
Family households	41,136	78.1%
Nonfamily households	11,528	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,664	95.8%
Vacant	2,287	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,202	57.3%
Renter-occupied	22,462	42.7%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units11.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,788	57.8%
1-unit, attached	4,899	8.9%
2 to 4 units	5,046	9.2%
5 to 19 units	4,428	8.1%
20 or more units	6,558	11.9%
Mobile home & other	2,232	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0653896
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.0376, -117.6044