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As of 2010, the total population of Ontario County is 107,931, which is 7.69% more than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 2.12% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. The Ontario County population density is 162.91 people per square mile, which is much lower than the state average density of 355.20 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Ontario County is white, which represent 93.65% of the total population. The average Ontario County education level is higher than the state average and is higher than the national average.

Topics:Population Growth Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010: 107,931. #27

Population Growth Since 2000, #4

Ontario County	7.69%
New York	2.12%
U.S.	9.71%

Population Density, #25

Ontario County	162.91 per square mile
New York	355.20 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	101,078 (93.65%, #23)
Black:	2,432 (2.25%, #41)
Hispanic:	3,679 (3.41%, #30)
Asian:	1,126 (1.04%, #32)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	300 (0.28%, #42)
One Race, Other:	1,196 (1.11%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	1,799 (1.67%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	837 (22.75%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	2,078 (56.48%, see rank)
Cuban:	105 (2.85%, see rank)
Central American:	180 (4.89%, see rank)
South American:	182 (4.95%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	231 (20.52%, see rank)
Chinese:	332 (29.48%, see rank)
Filipino:	113 (10.04%, see rank)
Japanese:	53 (4.71%, see rank)
Korean:	144 (12.79%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	70 (6.22%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	173 (15.36%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

108,116 (100.00%) out of the total population of 108,116 reported first ancestry.

	Ontario County	% of the Total Population	New York	U.S.
Arab	0	0.00%, see rank	0.83%	0.53%
Czech	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.49%
Danish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.44%
Dutch	0	0.00%, see rank	1.35%	1.50%
English	0	0.00%, see rank	5.65%	8.38%
French	0	0.00%, see rank	3.08%	3.49%
German	0	0.00%, see rank	11.13%	15.60%
Greek	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.43%
Hungarian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.49%
Irish	0	0.00%, see rank	12.94%	11.21%
Italian	0	0.00%, see rank	13.58%	5.57%
Norwegian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.41%	1.44%
Polish	0	0.00%, see rank	5.04%	3.09%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.45%
Russian	0	0.00%, see rank	2.36%	0.96%
Scotch-Irish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.39%	1.05%
Scottish	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	1.77%
Subsaharan African	0	0.00%, see rank	1.21%	0.90%
Swedish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.32%
Swiss	0	0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.31%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.68%	0.30%
American	0	0.00%, see rank	3.77%	6.46%
Welsh	0	0.00%, see rank	0.44%	0.58%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical first ancestry data.

Population by Gender

Male: 52,742 (48.87%, see rank)

Females: 55,189 (51.13%, see rank)

Ontario County	Male: 48.87% Female: 51.13%
New York	Male: 48.39% Female: 51.61%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

Ontario County	42.10 years old
New York	38.00 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

Ontario County	41.00 years old
New York	36.30 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

Ontario County	43.20 years old
New York	39.40 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	Ontario County	% of the Total Population	New York	U.S.
Under 5 years	5,808	5.38%, see rank	5.96%	6.54%
5 to 9 years	6,624	6.14%, see rank	6.01%	6.59%
10 to 14 years	7,133	6.61%, see rank	6.25%	6.70%
15 to 19 years	7,912	7.33%, see rank	7.05%	7.14%
20 to 24 years	6,541	6.06%, see rank	7.28%	6.99%
25 to 34 years	10,597	9.82%, see rank	13.72%	13.30%
35 to 44 years	13,808	12.79%, see rank	13.47%	13.30%
45 to 54 years	17,593	16.30%, see rank	14.86%	14.58%
55 to 64 years	15,303	14.18%, see rank	11.89%	11.82%
65 to 74 years	8,835	8.19%, see rank	7.02%	7.03%
75 to 84	5,212	4.83%, see rank	4.47%	4.23%
85 years and over	2,565	2.38%, see rank	2.02%	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	Ontario County	%	New York	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	74,416	100%	13,089,848	204,288,933
Less Than High School	7,648	10.28%, see rank	15.14%	14.42%
High School Graduate	20,733	27.86%, see rank	27.71%	28.50%
Some College or Associate Degree	21,991	29.55%, see rank	24.60%	28.89%
Bachelor Degree	13,962	18.76%, see rank	18.59%	17.74%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	10,082	13.55%, see rank	13.95%	10.44%
USA.com Education Index^#	13.88, see rank	-	13.61	13.44

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical education level data.

School Enrollment

	Ontario County			New York		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	2,891	66.90%	33.10%	67.16%	32.84%	70.98%	29.02%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	11,390	87.65%, see rank	12.35%, see rank	86.43%	13.57%	89.88%	10.12%
High School (Grades 9-12)	6,605	93.64%, see rank	6.36%, see rank	87.69%	12.31%	90.76%	9.24%
College	5,189	66.85%, see rank	33.15%, see rank	65.49%	34.51%	77.90%	22.10%
Graduate School	593	40.30%, see rank	59.70%, see rank	40.07%	59.93%	58.87%	41.13%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical school enrollment data.

Household and Family

	Ontario County	%	New York	U.S.
Total Households	43,019	100%	7,317,755	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.43, see rank	-	2.57	2.58
1 Person Households	11,576	26.91%, see rank	29.12%	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	31,443	73.09%, see rank	70.88%	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	28,379	65.97%, see rank	63.54%	66.43%
Average Family Size	2.95, see rank	-	3.20	3.14
Married-Couple Family	22,009	51.16%, see rank	43.63%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	14,640	34.03%, see rank	36.46%	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	Ontario County	%	New York	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	89,004	see rank	15,870,275	248,055,946
Males, 15 Years and Over	43,308	100%, see rank	7,586,733	120,742,609
Never Married	14,063	32.47%, see rank	40.48%	35.40%
Married	23,418	54.07%, see rank	49.79%	52.42%
Widowed	922	2.13%, see rank	2.57%	2.55%
Divorced	4,905	11.33%, see rank	7.16%	9.63%
Females, 15 Years and Over	45,696	100%, see rank	8,283,542	127,313,337
Never Married	10,890	23.83%, see rank	34.83%	28.98%
Married	23,469	51.36%, see rank	45.88%	49.61%
Widowed	5,698	12.47%, see rank	9.57%	9.32%
Divorced	5,639	12.34%, see rank	9.73%	12.09%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical marital status data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	Ontario County	%	New York	U.S.
Native	103,767	95.98%, see rank	77.84%	87.08%
Born in the State of Residence	85,594	79.17%, see rank	63.59%	58.75%
Born in Different State	17,650	16.33%, see rank	11.82%	26.97%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	523	0.48%, see rank	2.43%	1.37%
Foreign Born	4,349	4.02%, see rank	22.16%	12.92%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	2,216	2.05%, see rank	11.47%	5.65%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	2,133	1.97%, see rank	10.70%	7.27%
Born In Europe	0	0.00%, see rank	3.94%	1.56%
Born In Asia	0	0.00%, see rank	5.94%	3.65%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.52%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.00%	0.02%
Born In Latin America	0	0.00%, see rank	11.11%	6.86%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.26%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical place of birth and citizenship data.

Language Spoken at Home

	Ontario County	%	New York	U.S.
English	40,539	92.83%, see rank	69.66%	79.79%
Spanish	945	2.16%, see rank	14.22%	11.46%
Other Indo-European Languages	1,763	4.04%, see rank	10.05%	4.58%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	369	0.84%, see rank	4.55%	3.22%
Other	54	0.12%, see rank	1.52%	0.95%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical language spoken at home data.