CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Aurora

Minnesota · 1,965 residents · 3.70 sq mi

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Aurora is a city of 1,965 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $31,900. Median rent is $209 a month. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,965

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,850 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 45.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(104)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(126)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(130)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(216)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(267)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(227)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(229)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.3%(262)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,056

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,094 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,871

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,442 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$209

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $330 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(1,815)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(1,940)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(9)

Asian0.5%(10)

Other0.8%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1.1%(20)

Ecuadorian1.1%(20)

Mexican0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German25%(448)

Finnish17.4%(312)

Norwegian10.7%(191)

English7.2%(129)

Irish6.7%(120)

Slovene5.4%(96)

Scottish5.1%(92)

Italian5.1%(91)

Swedish4.1%(74)

French4.1%(73)

Polish3.6%(64)

Dutch3.2%(58)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

American2.4%(43)

Czech2%(36)

Ukrainian1.3%(23)

Serbian1.1%(20)

Belgian0.7%(12)

French Canadian0.4%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(8)

British0.3%(6)

Croatian0.3%(6)

Welsh0.3%(6)

Danish0.3%(5)

Slovak0.2%(4)

Swiss0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married41.6%(355)

Married40.5%(346)

Widowed5.2%(44)

Divorced12.8%(109)

Women 15+

Never married14.1%(99)

Married49.9%(351)

Widowed24.3%(171)

Divorced11.7%(82)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 6.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.9%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.1%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% 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)11.6%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.8%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 121 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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