Ontario is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,215 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ontario is the 558th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Ontario was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Ontario is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ontario is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ontario who work in office and administrative support (21.11%), teaching (16.82%), and food service (8.92%). Also of interest is that Ontario has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ontario telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The citizens of Ontario are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.89% of adults in Ontario have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Ontario in 2022 was $29,850, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,400 for a family of four. However, Ontario contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ontario is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ontario include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Ontario is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
