Ontario is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 11,732 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ontario is the 46th largest community in Oregon.When you are in Ontario, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.03% of Ontario’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ontario is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ontario who work in sales jobs (9.64%), farm management occupations (7.25%), and food service (6.45%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Ontario is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.11 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Ontario does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Ontario rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.70% of adults 25 and older in Ontario have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Ontario in 2022 was $23,075, which is low income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,300 for a family of four. However, Ontario contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ontario is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ontario home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ontario residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ontario also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ontario include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Ontario is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
