North Aurora vs South Elgin

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

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

South Elgin has the higher population (23,984 vs 18,375 in North Aurora). South Elgin has the higher median household income ($123,744 vs $111,781 in North Aurora). North Aurora has the higher median home value ($323,900 vs $296,100 in South Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	North Aurora	South Elgin
Population	18,375	23,984
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,781	$123,744
Median home value	$323,900	$296,100
Median gross rent	$1,596	$1,619
Housing units	7,205	8,614
Homeownership rate	73.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Aurora	South Elgin
Population	17,752 → 18,375 (+3.5%)	23,039 → 23,984 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$86,537 → $111,781 (+29.2%)	$99,451 → $123,744 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$246,800 → $323,900 (+31.2%)	$235,500 → $296,100 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,172 → $1,596 (+36.2%)	$1,415 → $1,619 (+14.4%)

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

South Elgin

Population

23,03923,984

Median household income

$99,451$123,744

Median home value

$235,500$296,100

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Aurora	South Elgin
Under 5	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	16.2%	19.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Aurora	South Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	56.6%
Black or African American	8.1%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Aurora	South Elgin
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	18.4%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Aurora	South Elgin
Drove alone	73.8%	74.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.3%
Public transit	1.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	13.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Aurora	South Elgin
1-unit, detached	64.0%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	7.5%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	North Aurora	South Elgin
Poverty rate	5.6%	6.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1998	1996