CITY · 1990 CENSUS

North Aurora

Illinois · 5,940 residents · 7.58 sq mi

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North Aurora is home to 5,940 people in Illinois. The population has fallen 44% since 2000. The poverty rate is 4.2%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 19% more than in Illinois as a whole. Households take in $38,308 a year at the median, 27% more than the country as a whole. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,940

−44%vs 2000

vs 10,585 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(506)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(519)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(361)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(323)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(349)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.2%(1,318)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(968)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(533)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(409)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(384)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(194)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(76)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,308

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,557 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,526

−39%vs 2000

vs $25,552 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,500

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $148,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$549

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $725 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.1%

−13.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

34.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(8,671)

Black4.4%(464)

Hispanic / Latino9.7%(1,025)

Asian2.5%(269)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(5,496)

Black3.1%(184)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(270)

Asian3.1%(183)

Other1.3%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.1%(3,383)

Puerto Rican1%(193)

Central American0.3%(52)

South American0.2%(45)

Cuban0.2%(33)

Panamanian0.1%(22)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Argentine0.1%(15)

Costa Rican0.1%(13)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Laotian0.4%(80)

Asian Indian0.3%(65)

Chinese0.3%(59)

Filipino0.3%(59)

Pakistani0.3%(48)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Cambodian0%(9)

Ancestry

German22.6%(4,226)

Irish13.4%(2,498)

Polish10.1%(1,893)

English7.9%(1,480)

Italian6.3%(1,170)

American2.7%(512)

Swedish2.1%(398)

French1.5%(282)

Dutch1.1%(212)

Czech1%(181)

Norwegian0.8%(154)

Arab0.8%(150)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(146)

Croatian0.7%(138)

Scottish0.7%(131)

Hungarian0.6%(120)

Slovak0.6%(112)

Romanian0.5%(93)

French Canadian0.5%(88)

Subsaharan African0.5%(87)

Greek0.4%(84)

Syrian0.4%(71)

Ukrainian0.3%(62)

Iraqi0.3%(59)

Lithuanian0.3%(54)

Welsh0.3%(52)

British0.3%(47)

Austrian0.2%(39)

Macedonian0.2%(35)

Danish0.2%(32)

Iranian0.2%(32)

Portuguese0.2%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(25)

Serbian0.1%(12)

Slovene0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Finnish0%(9)

Belgian0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 18.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.9%(2,464)

Married53.2%(3,985)

Widowed2.7%(199)

Divorced11.3%(843)

Women 15+

Never married31%(2,483)

Married47.8%(3,824)

Widowed7.3%(584)

Divorced13.9%(1,109)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.8%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.8%(163)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(113)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.8%(226)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.7%(74)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 632 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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