Aurora vs Newark

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (1,453 vs 1,221 in Newark). Aurora has the higher median household income ($87,708 vs $57,000 in Newark). Aurora has the higher median home value ($244,100 vs $105,900 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Newark
Population	1,453	1,221
Median age	42.3 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$87,708	$57,000
Median home value	$244,100	$105,900
Median gross rent	$1,272	$1,144
Housing units	505	470
Homeownership rate	78.7%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Newark
Population	1,452 → 1,453 (+0.1%)	1,290 → 1,221 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$76,932 → $87,708 (+14.0%)	$54,792 → $57,000 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$262,000 → $244,100 (-6.8%)	$86,400 → $105,900 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,145 → $1,272 (+11.1%)	$868 → $1,144 (+31.8%)

Aurora

Population

1,4521,453

Median household income

$76,932$87,708

Median home value

$262,000$244,100

Median gross rent

$1,145$1,272

Newark

Population

1,2901,221

Median household income

$54,792$57,000

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$868$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Newark
Under 5	8.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	7.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	16.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.1%
75 and over	7.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	60.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Newark
No high school diploma	11.9%	18.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Newark
Drove alone	76.6%	69.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Newark
1-unit, detached	59.2%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	39.6%	46.4%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Newark
Poverty rate	6.4%	26.6%
Average household size	3.03	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	33	35
Median year structure built	1994	1994