Latest news about poverty in Ontario, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.6% of Ontario, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 8.3% of high school graduates and 17.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 69.8%. For comparison, it was 32.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ontario, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ontario:
12.6%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ontario:
6.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ontario:
19.6%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ontario:
16.6%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
69.8%
Residents above poverty level:
32.3%
Poverty by age in Ontario, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ontario,CA (percentage below poverty level)
14.6%Under 5 years
29.1%5 years
19.0%6 to 11 years
13.9%12 to 14 years
4.0%15 years
7.8%16 and 17 years
17.8%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
13.9%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
18.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ontario,CA (percentage below poverty level)
12.8%Under 5 years
20.4%5 years
15.8%6 to 11 years
18.4%12 to 14 years
27.3%15 years
19.5%16 and 17 years
19.5%18 to 24 years
13.2%25 to 34 years
9.5%35 to 44 years
12.1%45 to 54 years
12.6%55 to 64 years
14.7%65 to 74 years
5.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ontario,CA (% below half of poverty level)
4.9%Under 6 years
8.9%6 to 11 years
8.2%12 to 17 years
5.8%18 to 24 years
7.2%25 to 34 years
4.3%35 to 44 years
4.4%45 to 54 years
6.9%55 to 64 years
5.2%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ontario, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ontario, CA (%)
8.0%White
18.2%Black
4.0%American Indian
8.4%Asian
4.4%Native Hawaiian
15.2%Other race
10.6%2+ races
12.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ontario, CA (absolute numbers)
1,818White
1,730Black
150American Indian
1,235Asian
23Native Hawaiian
10,136Other race
4,5532+ races
16,109Hispanic
11.9%Below poverty level
88.1%Above poverty level
14.6%Below poverty level
85.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ontario, CA
Children below poverty level:
Ontario, California:
15.4%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ontario:
8.3%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ontario:
17.1%
California:
20.4%
47.3%Married-couple family
4.0%Male, no wife present
48.7%Female, no husband present
12.6%Worked full-time, year-round
12.9%Worked part-time
74.4%Did not work
0.3%Both worked full-time
3.8%One full-time, other part-time
34.1%One full-time, other didn't work
4.4%Both worked part-time
27.9%One part-time, other didn't work
29.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
4.4%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
21.4%1980 to 1989
17.7%1970 to 1979
16.2%1960 to 1969
16.5%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
9.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
5.5%1990 to 1994
24.7%1980 to 1989
24.6%1970 to 1979
10.9%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
5.8%1940 to 1949
4.7%1939 or earlier
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