Ontario

Population: 11,728
Median household income: $43,887
Median home value: $217,500

Ontario, a community in Malheur County, Oregon, has 11,728 residents. At $43,887, its median household income sits below Malheur County's $49,902.

From 2019 to 2023, Ontario's population grew 6.9% from 10,966 to 11,728, while its median home value rose 84.6% from $117,800 to $217,500.

17.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,728
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,887
Median home value: $217,500
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 4,991
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,96611,728

Median household income

$36,922$43,887

Median home value

$117,800$217,500

Median gross rent

$691$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,966	$36,922	$117,800	$691
2020	11,031	$35,917	$121,600	$671
2021	11,465	$42,568	$145,300	$693
2022	11,610	$39,750	$174,900	$739
2023	11,728	$43,887	$217,500	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	754	6.4%
5 to 17	2,110	18.0%
18 to 24	1,262	10.8%
25 to 34	1,637	14.0%
35 to 44	1,139	9.7%
45 to 54	1,052	9.0%
55 to 64	1,439	12.3%
65 to 74	1,164	9.9%
75 and over	1,171	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,873	50.1%
Black or African American	78	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.2%
Asian	255	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.4%
Two or more races	99	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,349	45.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,201	15.8%
High school graduate	2,371	31.2%
Some college or associate's	2,673	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	877	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	480	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,928	77.5%
Carpooled	438	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	147	2.9%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	426	8.4%
Other means	119	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,131	67.4%
15 to 29 min	923	19.9%
30 to 44 min	372	8.0%
45 to 59 min	121	2.6%
60+ min	98	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 19.2% (2,218 of 11,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,525	56.4%
Nonfamily households	1,950	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,475	89.7%
Vacant	516	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,656	59.4%
Renter-occupied	1,819	40.6%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,908	58.3%
1-unit, attached	141	2.8%
2 to 4 units	759	15.2%
5 to 19 units	350	7.0%
20 or more units	338	6.8%
Mobile home & other	495	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4154900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0253, -116.9774