Montgomery vs North Aurora

A side-by-side comparison of Montgomery and North Aurora: population, income, housing, and more.

Montgomery and North Aurora are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montgomery has the higher population (21,205 vs 18,375 in North Aurora). North Aurora has the higher median household income ($111,781 vs $96,985 in Montgomery). North Aurora has the higher median home value ($323,900 vs $270,700 in Montgomery).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery	North Aurora
Population	21,205	18,375
Median age	35.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,985	$111,781
Median home value	$270,700	$323,900
Median gross rent	$1,897	$1,596
Housing units	7,452	7,205
Homeownership rate	78.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery	North Aurora
Population	19,213 → 21,205 (+10.4%)	17,752 → 18,375 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$98,050 → $96,985 (-1.1%)	$86,537 → $111,781 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$221,500 → $270,700 (+22.2%)	$246,800 → $323,900 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,897 (+61.2%)	$1,172 → $1,596 (+36.2%)

Montgomery

Population

19,21321,205

Median household income

$98,050$96,985

Median home value

$221,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,897

North Aurora

Population

17,75218,375

Median household income

$86,537$111,781

Median home value

$246,800$323,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery	North Aurora
Under 5	6.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	19.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	16.2%
55 to 64	8.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.5%
75 and over	3.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery	North Aurora
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	69.2%
Black or African American	7.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery	North Aurora
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	27.1%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery	North Aurora
Drove alone	84.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.8%
Public transit	0.7%	1.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.2%	17.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery	North Aurora
1-unit, detached	72.3%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	4.2%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery	North Aurora
Poverty rate	8.8%	5.6%
Average household size	2.99	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	2003	1998