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Ontario, OR-ID micro area: population growth, jobs and income

The Ontario, OR-ID micro area gained 35 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.1%).

The Ontario, OR-ID micro area had an estimated 60,085 residents in 2025, up 5.0% (2,858 more people) since 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Population, migration, employment, permits, unemployment and income are the figures each agency publishes for the area itself (OMB Bulletin 23-01 delineation; ACS 2016-20 and CBP 2018 use the delineation of their year). IRS migration is the sum of the member counties.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 115 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 15,786 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Builders were authorized to start 269 new homes in 2025, or 4.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $62,568 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +29.8% since 2016–20.

Population growth over five years ranks 7th of 10 Idaho micro areas, 1st of 12 Oregon micro areas and 67th of 538 U.S. micro areas.

IRS tax-return data for 2022-2023 show a net gain of 123 people (the sum of its counties).

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How it ranks

MeasureAmong U.S. micro areas
Population growth67th of 538
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents380th of 538
Private-sector job growth53rd of 495
Median household income282nd of 538
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents103rd of 534

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment), against areas with a figure for the same period.

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Counties in this micro area

Payette County, ID drove the change: of the 2,858 residents the Ontario, OR-ID micro area gained from 2020 to 2025 (the sum of its counties), it added 2,247 (79%).

The 2 counties of the Ontario, OR-ID micro area: Census population estimates
CountyRoleResidents2025Share of residents2025Change2020–2025Share of the change2020–2025
Malheur County, ORCentral32,26153.7%+611 (+1.9%)21%
Payette County, IDCentral27,82446.3%+2,247 (+8.8%)79%

Census Bureau population estimates (July 1). Shares are of the member counties' total; a share of the change shows only when every county moved the same way. – means no figure for the common period.

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Questions

Is the Ontario, OR-ID micro area growing?

Yes. Its population grew 5.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,858 more people (Census Bureau population estimates).

Which county in the Ontario, OR-ID micro area is growing fastest?

Payette County, ID. Its population grew 8.8% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest of the 2 member counties (Census Bureau population estimates).

How many people moved to the Ontario, OR-ID micro area?

On net, none in 2025: about 115 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the population of the Ontario, OR-ID micro area?

About 60,085 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in the Ontario, OR-ID micro area?

Private employers there had 15,786 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.7% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.