Ontario vs Westby

A side-by-side comparison of Ontario and Westby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westby has the higher population (2,380 vs 380 in Ontario). Westby has the higher median household income ($70,182 vs $57,500 in Ontario). Westby has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $130,000 in Ontario).

Population, income & housing

	Ontario	Westby
Population	380	2,380
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$70,182
Median home value	$130,000	$165,000
Median gross rent	$675	$866
Housing units	183	1,045
Homeownership rate	85.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ontario	Westby
Population	465 → 380 (-18.3%)	2,472 → 2,380 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$32,031 → $57,500 (+79.5%)	$53,667 → $70,182 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$78,900 → $130,000 (+64.8%)	$116,400 → $165,000 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $675 (-17.9%)	$867 → $866 (-0.1%)

Ontario

Population

465380

Median household income

$32,031$57,500

Median home value

$78,900$130,000

Median gross rent

$822$675

Westby

Population

2,4722,380

Median household income

$53,667$70,182

Median home value

$116,400$165,000

Median gross rent

$867$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ontario	Westby
Under 5	6.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.7%
75 and over	8.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ontario	Westby
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ontario	Westby
No high school diploma	18.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.0%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ontario	Westby
Drove alone	78.4%	80.3%
Carpooled	20.5%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ontario	Westby
1-unit, detached	64.5%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Ontario	Westby
Poverty rate	5.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1974	1963