Aurora vs Mehama

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

Aurora and Mehama 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 403 in Mehama). Aurora has the higher median home value ($514,800 vs $320,800 in Mehama). Since 2019, Mehama's population has grown faster (+79.9% vs +5.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Mehama
Population	1,104	403
Median age	49.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,187	—
Median home value	$514,800	$320,800
Median gross rent	$2,313	—
Housing units	498	166
Homeownership rate	94.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Mehama
Population	1,045 → 1,104 (+5.6%)	224 → 403 (+79.9%)
Median household income	$87,632 → $115,187 (+31.4%)	$65,625 → $39,271 (-40.2%)
Median home value	$357,300 → $514,800 (+44.1%)	$222,800 → $320,800 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,557 → $2,313 (+48.6%)	—

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

Mehama

Population

224403

Median household income

$65,625$39,271

Median home value

$222,800$320,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Mehama
Under 5	3.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	7.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	5.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	35.7%
45 to 54	17.2%	4.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	18.6%
65 to 74	17.1%	8.2%
75 and over	7.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Mehama
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	81.6%
Black or African American	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Mehama
No high school diploma	7.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.1%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Mehama
Drove alone	72.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	0.0%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	20.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Mehama
1-unit, detached	87.8%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Mehama
Poverty rate	3.2%	16.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1993	1975