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Population: 10,985. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,125 (+1.3% change)
Males: 5,193 (47.3%), Females: 5,792 (52.7%)

Malheur County

Zip code: 97914

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $29,173
Median house value: $91,800

Population by Race

Races in Ontario:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.1%)
  • Hispanic (32.1%)
  • Other race (23.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Japanese (2.1%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (13.9%), English (9.2%), Irish (7.7%), United States (6.1%), French (2.2%), Scottish (2.0%).

Elevation: 2154 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ontario

  • High school or higher: 72.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 13.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ontario city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

9.2% Foreign born (7.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,603 (+17.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ontario:

  • HOLY ROSARY MEDICAL CENTER (351 SW 9TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ontario:

  • WEISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WEISER, ID)
  • WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; CALDWELL, ID)
  • WALTER KNOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; EMMETT, ID)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ontario:

  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 62 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 161 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Abbreviation: LWS)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 169 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Abbreviation: ALW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ontario:

  • ONTARIO MUNI (about 3 miles; ONTARIO, OR; Abbreviation: ONO)
  • PAYETTE MUNI (about 7 miles; PAYETTE, ID; Abbreviation: S75)
  • WEISER MUNI (about 12 miles; WEISER, ID; Abbreviation: S87)

Amtrak station:
ONTARIO (510 N. OREGON ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Ontario:

  • TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,072; Location: 650 COLLEGE BLVD; Public; Website: www.tvcc.cc.or.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ontario:

  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 163 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 170 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 195 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 201 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)

Schools

Public high school in Ontario:

  • ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 748; Location: 1115 W IDAHO AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ontario:

  • ONTARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 692; Location: 573 SW 2ND AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MAY ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 401; Location: 590 NW 8TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 1252 ALAMEDA DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • AIKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 1297 W IDAHO AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 4744 PIONEER RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CAIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 531 HWY 20/26; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ANNEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 402 ANNEX RD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 42; Location: 2232 SW 4TH AVE; Grades: KG – 01)

Private primary/middle schools in Ontario:

  • ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 98 SW NINTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • TREASURE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 97; Location: 386 NORTH VERDE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Ontario:

  • MALHEUR COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $386,182; Location: 388 SW 2ND AVE; 85,043 books; 804 audio materials; 1,356 video materials; 96 serial subscriptions)

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