Census place 4154900

Ontario

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Ontario city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Ontario.

According to the 2025 estimate, Ontario has a population of 11,957 and 1,998 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 56 covered Oregon places are: median home value is $236,300, below the comparison median of $437,750; median gross rent is $804, below the comparison median of $1,419; and population density is 1,998/sq mi, below the comparison median of 3,445/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$236,300
Below the comparison median of $437,750
median gross rent
$804
Below the comparison median of $1,419
population density
1,998/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 3,445/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Ontario's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
11,957
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.4%
Population estimate
Density
1,998/sq mi
6 sq mi land area
Median age
35.2 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$46,308
Median home value
$236,300
Median gross rent
$804
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.7%
Typical commute
14.2 min
Drive-alone commute
76.3%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
3.8%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
44.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
37.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.2%
Working from home
7.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
88.8%
Homes built 2020+
1.4%
Households without a vehicle
9.4%
Households with children
30.9%
Residents with a disability
18.4%
Residents without insurance
8.9%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Malheur County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
3
Coastal Storm declarations
1
Fire declarations
1
Severe Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: ONTARIO (2 mi from place center)
Average high
66.5°F
Average low
40.9°F
Annual rainfall
9.5"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Ontario.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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