Aurora vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (9,754 vs 620 in Aurora). Aurora has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $41,723 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $97,000 in Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Washington
Population	620	9,754
Median age	39.5 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$41,723
Median home value	$97,000	$193,800
Median gross rent	$563	$813
Housing units	295	5,372
Homeownership rate	47.9%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Washington
Population	743 → 620 (-16.6%)	9,590 → 9,754 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$36,528 → $43,750 (+19.8%)	$32,196 → $41,723 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $97,000 (+15.3%)	$139,500 → $193,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $563 (-10.6%)	$717 → $813 (+13.4%)

Aurora

Population

743620

Median household income

$36,528$43,750

Median home value

$84,100$97,000

Median gross rent

$630$563

Washington

Population

9,5909,754

Median household income

$32,196$41,723

Median home value

$139,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$717$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Washington
Under 5	3.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	13.9%
18 to 24	16.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.0%
75 and over	5.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	44.0%	45.9%
Black or African American	45.3%	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Washington
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	51.8%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Washington
Drove alone	85.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	13.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Washington
1-unit, detached	45.4%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	38.3%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	9.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Washington
Poverty rate	27.7%	19.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1973	1970