Aurora vs Gates

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (1,104 vs 451 in Gates). Aurora has the higher median household income ($115,187 vs $60,313 in Gates). Aurora has the higher median home value ($514,800 vs $302,400 in Gates).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Gates
Population	1,104	451
Median age	49.8 yrs	57.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,187	$60,313
Median home value	$514,800	$302,400
Median gross rent	$2,313	$1,278
Housing units	498	216
Homeownership rate	94.0%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Gates
Population	1,045 → 1,104 (+5.6%)	517 → 451 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$87,632 → $115,187 (+31.4%)	$42,250 → $60,313 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$357,300 → $514,800 (+44.1%)	$167,900 → $302,400 (+80.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,557 → $2,313 (+48.6%)	$750 → $1,278 (+70.4%)

Aurora

Population

1,0451,104

Median household income

$87,632$115,187

Median home value

$357,300$514,800

Median gross rent

$1,557$2,313

Gates

Population

517451

Median household income

$42,250$60,313

Median home value

$167,900$302,400

Median gross rent

$750$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Gates
Under 5	3.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	7.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	6.2%
35 to 44	7.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	17.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	26.4%
65 to 74	17.1%	20.8%
75 and over	7.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Gates
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	77.2%
Black or African American	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	7.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Gates
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	18.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Gates
Drove alone	72.9%	65.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	13.1%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	10.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Gates
1-unit, detached	87.8%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	41.2%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Gates
Poverty rate	3.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1993	1979