Aurora vs Mountain Iron

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

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

Mountain Iron has the higher population (2,865 vs 1,897 in Aurora). Mountain Iron has the higher median household income ($81,607 vs $42,406 in Aurora). Mountain Iron has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $88,700 in Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
Population	1,897	2,865
Median age	52.1 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,406	$81,607
Median home value	$88,700	$180,700
Median gross rent	$471	$911
Housing units	1,094	1,423
Homeownership rate	75.6%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
Population	1,775 → 1,897 (+6.9%)	2,853 → 2,865 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$38,536 → $42,406 (+10.0%)	$51,389 → $81,607 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $88,700 (+33.2%)	$144,500 → $180,700 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $471 (-18.5%)	$550 → $911 (+65.6%)

Aurora

Population

1,7751,897

Median household income

$38,536$42,406

Median home value

$66,600$88,700

Median gross rent

$578$471

Mountain Iron

Population

2,8532,865

Median household income

$51,389$81,607

Median home value

$144,500$180,700

Median gross rent

$550$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
Under 5	4.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	17.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	17.8%
75 and over	16.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
No high school diploma	13.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
Drove alone	75.8%	74.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.7%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
1-unit, detached	69.5%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Mountain Iron
Poverty rate	21.5%	9.3%
Average household size	1.96	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1955	1973