Aurora vs Rhome

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

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

Rhome has the higher population (2,006 vs 1,453 in Aurora). Rhome has the higher median household income ($90,969 vs $87,708 in Aurora). Aurora has the higher median home value ($244,100 vs $239,100 in Rhome).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Rhome
Population	1,453	2,006
Median age	42.3 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,708	$90,969
Median home value	$244,100	$239,100
Median gross rent	$1,272	$983
Housing units	505	685
Homeownership rate	78.7%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Rhome
Population	1,452 → 1,453 (+0.1%)	1,813 → 2,006 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$76,932 → $87,708 (+14.0%)	$72,344 → $90,969 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$262,000 → $244,100 (-6.8%)	$136,500 → $239,100 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,145 → $1,272 (+11.1%)	$908 → $983 (+8.3%)

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

Rhome

Population

1,8132,006

Median household income

$72,344$90,969

Median home value

$136,500$239,100

Median gross rent

$908$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Rhome
Under 5	8.4%	13.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	20.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.5%
75 and over	7.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Rhome
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	71.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Rhome
No high school diploma	11.9%	10.2%
High school graduate	34.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Rhome
Drove alone	76.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Rhome
1-unit, detached	59.2%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	39.6%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Rhome
Poverty rate	6.4%	7.1%
Average household size	3.03	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1994	2000