Aurora Springs vs Eldon

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

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

Eldon has the higher population (4,486 vs 341 in Aurora Springs). Aurora Springs has the higher median household income ($75,573 vs $39,202 in Eldon). Since 2019, Aurora Springs's population has grown faster (+120.0% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
Population	341	4,486
Median age	26.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,573	$39,202
Median home value	—	$116,900
Median gross rent	—	$809
Housing units	107	2,294
Homeownership rate	35.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
Population	155 → 341 (+120.0%)	4,636 → 4,486 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$20,750 → $75,573 (+264.2%)	$37,885 → $39,202 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$185,000 → $179,700 (-2.9%)	$83,600 → $116,900 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

Aurora Springs

Population

155341

Median household income

$20,750$75,573

Median home value

$185,000$179,700

Eldon

Population

4,6364,486

Median household income

$37,885$39,202

Median home value

$83,600$116,900

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
Under 5	21.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	12.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	22.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	16.2%
75 and over	5.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	94.7%
Black or African American	12.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
No high school diploma	4.6%	8.7%
High school graduate	40.5%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	5.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
Drove alone	83.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
1-unit, detached	63.6%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Aurora Springs	Eldon
Poverty rate	29.9%	13.4%
Average household size	3.19	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1990	1976