Aurora is a city of 651 people in New York. The median age is 21.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 61% were living in the same home a year earlier. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 21.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aurora
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate1.3% → 14.0%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants63.4% → 73.1%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$81,002 → $71,250(−12%)US over the same years: +14%
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)5.3%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War26.3%(5)
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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Over time
Aurora, decade by decade
Aurora population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
677
$81,002
$176,165
54.0%
10.0
2000
720
$104,239
$185,262
61.9%
22.2
2010
724
$92,788
$283,255
65.4%
29.2
2020
607
$100,599
$292,950
60.1%
48.1
2024
651
$71,250
$262,500
51.3%
37.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
