Aurora

Population: 390,201
Median household income: $84,320
Median home value: $444,500

Located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Aurora is a community with a population of 390,201. The median household income of $84,320 is below the Arapahoe County median ($97,215).

Between 2019 and 2023, Aurora's population grew 5.7% from 369,111 to 390,201, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $290,000 to $444,500.

The median resident is 35.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 390,201
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,320
Median home value: $444,500
Median gross rent: $1,759
Housing units: 150,242
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

369,111390,201

Median household income

$65,100$84,320

Median home value

$290,000$444,500

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	369,111	$65,100	$290,000	$1,328
2020	379,434	$67,723	$322,200	$1,401
2021	383,496	$72,052	$350,200	$1,481
2022	387,349	$78,685	$409,700	$1,651
2023	390,201	$84,320	$444,500	$1,759

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,883	6.6%
5 to 17	68,936	17.7%
18 to 24	36,480	9.3%
25 to 34	63,133	16.2%
35 to 44	57,752	14.8%
45 to 54	48,804	12.5%
55 to 64	41,566	10.7%
65 to 74	30,433	7.8%
75 and over	17,214	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	165,042	42.3%
Black or African American	59,757	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,217	0.3%
Asian	23,112	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,415	0.4%
Some other race	1,825	0.5%
Two or more races	18,230	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119,603	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34,795	13.4%
High school graduate	60,364	23.3%
Some college or associate's	78,519	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	55,502	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29,722	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	138,568	68.3%
Carpooled	20,526	10.1%
Public transit	7,298	3.6%
Walked	3,140	1.5%
Bicycle	352	0.2%
Worked from home	30,011	14.8%
Other means	3,067	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,051	14.5%
15 to 29 min	68,455	39.6%
30 to 44 min	50,250	29.1%
45 to 59 min	15,526	9.0%
60+ min	13,669	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.2% (43,554 of 387,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	92,383	64.5%
Nonfamily households	50,796	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143,179	95.3%
Vacant	7,063	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90,576	63.3%
Renter-occupied	52,603	36.7%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	80,039	53.3%
1-unit, attached	17,274	11.5%
2 to 4 units	6,715	4.5%
5 to 19 units	24,417	16.3%
20 or more units	19,171	12.8%
Mobile home & other	2,626	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0804000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 164 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 39.7095, -104.7205