Ontario, Ohio
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
Read it as a page
-
Population
Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.
6,692
people, the 221st-largest of Ohio's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Ohio's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
-
The workday
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
95.6%
of 8,490 jobs located in Ontario are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
-
Rent
Median rent is up 62% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,093
a month. Ohio's median is $1,034.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $414.
A $414 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Richland County.
- $649 Tract 29
- $1,063 Tract 19
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$710–$1,065
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,093 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
-
Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 79% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
-
Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–3.0% to the 2,858 homes here.
11–85
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
-
Home value
A median home costs 19% less than Ohio's.
$174,500
median home value in Ontario.
- $174,500 Ontario
- $214,800 Ohio
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year