Moving to Ontario, California

About Ontario, California
Ontario

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies just east of Los Angeles County and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 175,265.

The city is home to Ontario International Airport, which is the 9th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried, as of 2021. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country.

It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development established in 1882 by the Canadian engineer George Chaffey and his brothers William Chaffey and Charles Chaffey. They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario.

Gender
Gender Ontario California Country
Female 51% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Ontario California Country
Less than $10,000 4% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 21.3% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 16.1% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.1% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.9% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Ontario California Country
< 9th Grade 12% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 12% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 27% 20% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Ontario California Country
White 15.3% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 5.4% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 6% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.4% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 70% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity