Aurora vs West Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Aurora and West Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

Aurora and West Harrison are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aurora has the higher population (3,704 vs 327 in West Harrison). Aurora has the higher median household income ($46,733 vs $44,125 in West Harrison). West Harrison has the higher median home value ($127,900 vs $123,600 in Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	West Harrison
Population	3,704	327
Median age	42.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,733	$44,125
Median home value	$123,600	$127,900
Median gross rent	$750	$875
Housing units	1,747	169
Homeownership rate	63.1%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	West Harrison
Population	3,995 → 3,704 (-7.3%)	274 → 327 (+19.3%)
Median household income	$45,281 → $46,733 (+3.2%)	$42,955 → $44,125 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $123,600 (+7.5%)	$85,700 → $127,900 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $750 (+1.1%)	$836 → $875 (+4.7%)

Aurora

Population

3,9953,704

Median household income

$45,281$46,733

Median home value

$115,000$123,600

Median gross rent

$742$750

West Harrison

Population

274327

Median household income

$42,955$44,125

Median home value

$85,700$127,900

Median gross rent

$836$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	West Harrison
Under 5	3.2%	10.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	16.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	24.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	11.3%
75 and over	5.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	West Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	West Harrison
No high school diploma	10.9%	21.4%
High school graduate	47.3%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	West Harrison
Drove alone	82.6%	77.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	3.3%	9.7%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	West Harrison
1-unit, detached	71.0%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	14.2%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	West Harrison
Poverty rate	22.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1951	1938