East Aurora vs Williamsville

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

East Aurora and Williamsville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Aurora has the higher population (5,997 vs 5,430 in Williamsville). Williamsville has the higher median household income ($106,250 vs $101,490 in East Aurora). East Aurora has the higher median home value ($334,500 vs $242,800 in Williamsville).

Population, income & housing

	East Aurora	Williamsville
Population	5,997	5,430
Median age	50.2 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,490	$106,250
Median home value	$334,500	$242,800
Median gross rent	$1,116	$1,277
Housing units	2,651	2,805
Homeownership rate	70.3%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.7%	60.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Aurora	Williamsville
Population	6,184 → 5,997 (-3.0%)	5,233 → 5,430 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$73,770 → $101,490 (+37.6%)	$71,625 → $106,250 (+48.3%)
Median home value	$221,400 → $334,500 (+51.1%)	$170,800 → $242,800 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,116 (+33.3%)	$986 → $1,277 (+29.5%)

East Aurora

Population

6,1845,997

Median household income

$73,770$101,490

Median home value

$221,400$334,500

Median gross rent

$837$1,116

Williamsville

Population

5,2335,430

Median household income

$71,625$106,250

Median home value

$170,800$242,800

Median gross rent

$986$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Aurora	Williamsville
Under 5	4.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	9.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.4%	18.0%
75 and over	9.6%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Aurora	Williamsville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Aurora	Williamsville
No high school diploma	3.4%	1.4%
High school graduate	20.9%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28.0%	30.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Aurora	Williamsville
Drove alone	67.2%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	4.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	22.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Aurora	Williamsville
1-unit, detached	61.4%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	25.8%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Aurora	Williamsville
Poverty rate	3.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.31	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1942	1951