CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Aurora

North Carolina · 673 residents · 0.93 sq mi

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Aurora is a city of 673 people in North Carolina. 24.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 34%. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 28.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $45,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

673

+15%vs 2000

vs 583 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.8

−33%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024560

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1916.2%(109)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(52)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.3%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(96)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(74)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.3%(29)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,639

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,917 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,428

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,252 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.6%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,400

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $315 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.1%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.1% in 2000

40.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.8%(296)

Black47.2%(275)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.7%(402)

Black40.1%(270)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American18.9%(106)

Italian9.6%(54)

French Canadian8.6%(48)

English5.4%(30)

Irish5%(28)

German2.5%(14)

Norwegian0.5%(3)

Scottish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Italian population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 18.1 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 married35.3%(53)

Married51.3%(77)

Widowed6.7%(10)

Divorced6.7%(10)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(88)

Married34.1%(88)

Widowed16.7%(43)

Divorced15.1%(39)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−11.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

+16.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)15.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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