Aurora vs Stanley

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (178 vs 73 in Stanley). Aurora has the higher median household income ($51,000 vs $48,750 in Stanley). Aurora has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $60,000 in Stanley).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Stanley
Population	178	73
Median age	31.8 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,000	$48,750
Median home value	$93,300	$60,000
Housing units	76	41
Homeownership rate	97.1%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	27.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Stanley
Population	180 → 178 (-1.1%)	130 → 73 (-43.8%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $51,000 (+28.3%)	$39,688 → $48,750 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $93,300 (+16.6%)	$52,500 → $60,000 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$565 → $625 (+10.6%)	—

Aurora

Population

180178

Median household income

$39,750$51,000

Median home value

$80,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$565$625

Stanley

Population

13073

Median household income

$39,688$48,750

Median home value

$52,500$60,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Stanley
Under 5	12.4%	1.4%
5 to 17	24.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	5.5%
35 to 44	19.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	3.9%	21.9%
75 and over	3.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Stanley
No high school diploma	9.8%	3.7%
High school graduate	33.3%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Stanley
Drove alone	79.8%	61.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Stanley
1-unit, detached	94.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Stanley
Poverty rate	19.1%	1.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938