East Oregon News

23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ontario in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 10,997.

79.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ontario residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,342	20.7
Regular high school diploma	1,552	23.9
GED or alternative credential	360	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	618	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,094	16.8
Associate's degree	565	8.7
Bachelor's degree	585	9
Master's degree	299	4.6
Professional school degree	49	0.8
Doctorate degree	33	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.