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Ontario Introduction
Ontario, California, is located in Southern California in San Bernardino County. It is 40 minutes east of Los Angeles, and 30 minutes southwest of San Bernardino. Ontario is in a part of Southern California known as the Inland Empire.
Ontario is a city of approximately 157,000 people according to 2005 Census estimates. That population is essentially unchanged from the 2000 census.
Ontario Real Estate
As of 2005 there were 46,612 homes in Ontario, California. 58.5% of these homes were owner occupied, which is below the national average. 4% of Ontario's housing units were unoccupied or vacant, which was much better than the national average (10.8%).
Nearly two thirds (65.6%) of Ontario's housing was built from 1960 to 1989. 22.1% was built prior to that. 11.4% was built in the 1990s, and less than 1% has been built since the turn of the new millennium. Ontario homes typically have four to seven rooms, and two to three bedrooms. Only a small amount of Ontario housing has eight or more rooms, but 17.8% has four or more bedrooms. Well over three quarters of Ontario homes are heated by utility gas with most of the remainder being heated by electricity.
The median value of an Ontario home in 2005 was $347,500, above the national average of $167,500 but affordable by California standards. The 2005 value represented a substantial increase in value from 2000 when the median value was $140,0000.
As of December of 2006, average selling prices (ASP) for houses in Ontario, California ranged from $319,000 to $473,000 for a one-bedroom to a four-bedroom home. The ASP for Ontario as a whole was $418,000 at the end of 2006.
Median monthly owner costs for an Ontario home in 2005 were $1,455. This was about 12% above the national average at that time. 81.1% of the owner occupied homes in Ontario had a home mortgage in 2005. 19.6% also had 2nd mortgage and/or home equity line of credit.
Ontario Property Taxes
The Treasurer-Tax Collector/Public Administrator for San Bernardino County is responsible for collecting Ontario's property taxes. The Office of the Assessor for San Bernardino County determines the assessed value of land, real estate, business property, and certain other property for tax purposes. In 2005, the median real estate tax bill for an owner occupied home in Ontario was $1,608.
Ontario Schools
The City of Ontario is served by three school districts - the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, the Mountain View School District, and the Ontario-Montclair School District. Combined, there are over thirty-five public schools that serve Ontario. Since 2000, four of these District's schools have been recognized with Distinguished School Awards from the California School Recognition Program.
Colleges and universities located in Ontario include: Chaffey College Ontario Campus, a satellite campus of Chapman University, Providence Christian College, and the University of La Verne College of Law.
Ontario Economy
The two pillars of the Ontario economy are service industries and warehousing. Major employers in Ontario include: United Parcel Service, Mag Instrument, Verizon, Burns International Security Services, Marriott International Hotel, Toyota North America, Hewlett – Packard, Skechers USA, Superior Building Products, and US Merchants Financial Group.
According to 2005 United States Census estimates, median family income in Ontario, California was at $49,979, which was below the national average at that time.
Ontario and California Mortgage and/or Real Estate Organizations
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes With No Mortgage | 14% |
| With A Mortgage | 86% |
| First Mortgage Only | 67% |
| Second Mortgage or Home Equity Loan | 19% |
| Second Mortgage Only | 15% |
| Home Equity Loan Only | 5% |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner Costs as % of Income | 24.2% |
| Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) | $1,147 |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Occupied | 43,453 |
| 1-Person Households | 15% |
| 2-Person Households | 21% |
| 3-Person Households | 16% |
| 4-Person Households | 18% |
| 5-Person Households | 13% |
| 6-Person Households | 7% |
| 7+-Person Households | 9% |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Year Built | 1975 |
| Median Year Built (Owner Occupied) | 1974 |
| Median Year Built (Renter Occupied) | 1976 |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Using Utility Co. Gas Heat | 86% |
| Using Bottled/Tank Gas Heat | 1% |
| Using Electric Heat | 11% |
| Using Oil Heat | 0% |
| Using Coal | 0% |
| Using Wood Heating | 0% |
| Using Solar Heat | 0% |
| Other Heating | 0% |
| No Heating | 1% |
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| No Bedrooms | 3% |
| 1 Bedroom | 8% |
| 2 Bedrooms | 21% |
| 3 Bedrooms | 42% |
| 4 Bedrooms | 24% |
| 5+ Bedrooms | 3% |
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