Ontario, CA

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2022 Population

176,326

0.629% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

32.6

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

12.9%

0.501% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$78,070

8.57% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ontario, CA are Other (Hispanic) (27.8%), White (Hispanic) (21.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (19.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (13.9%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.38%).

None of the households in Ontario, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.6% of the residents in Ontario, CA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Ontario, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Ontario, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Ontario, CA employs 86.4k people. The largest industries in Ontario, CA are Retail Trade (11,585 people), Transportation & Warehousing (10,126 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,452 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,972), Public Administration ($68,258), and Utilities ($67,404).

Employment

Occupations

86.4k

2022 Value

± 2,529

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 3.97%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ontario, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,041 people), Material Moving Occupations (9,351 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,580 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ontario, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

86.4k

2022 Value

± 2,529

1.85%

1 Year growth

± 3.97%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ontario, CA, are Retail Trade (11,585 people), Transportation & Warehousing (10,126 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,452 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ontario, CA, though some of these residents may live in Ontario, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ontario, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Ontario, CA awarded 2,827 degrees. The student population of Ontario, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,923 male students and 4,934 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Ontario, CA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ontario, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ontario, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Ontario, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,070

Median Household Income

± $3,261

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Ontario, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ontario, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (6.24%)

In 2022, 79% of workers in Ontario, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (6.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ontario, CA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.67% of the workforce in Ontario, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ontario, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ontario, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ontario, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ontario, CA (22.6k out of 175k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ontario, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.5% of the population of Ontario, CA has health coverage, with 44.3% on employee plans, 29.3% on Medicaid, 7.19% on Medicare, 9.5% on non-group plans, and 0.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Bernardino County, CA see 1679 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.29% decrease from the previous year (1701 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1333 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 364 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,679 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Bernardino County, CA

Primary care physicians in San Bernardino County, CA see an average of 1,679 patients per year. This represents a 1.29% decrease from the previous year (1,701 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Bernardino County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.48%

Uninsured

44.3%

Employer Coverage

29.3%

Medicaid

7.19%

Medicare

9.5%

Non-Group

0.28%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ontario, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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