East Oregon News

26.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ontario in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 10,966.

81.5 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,205	18.5
Regular high school diploma	1,638	25.2
GED or alternative credential	354	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	598	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	962	14.8
Associate's degree	607	9.3
Bachelor's degree	632	9.7
Master's degree	391	6
Professional school degree	65	1
Doctorate degree	48	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.