Aurora vs Central Valley

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (881 vs 686 in Central Valley). Aurora has the higher median household income ($92,321 vs $89,583 in Central Valley). Central Valley has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $272,600 in Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Central Valley
Population	881	686
Median age	44.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,321	$89,583
Median home value	$272,600	$352,900
Median gross rent	$850	$1,107
Housing units	345	191
Homeownership rate	93.2%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Central Valley
Population	763 → 881 (+15.5%)	612 → 686 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$61,167 → $92,321 (+50.9%)	$55,461 → $89,583 (+61.5%)
Median home value	$171,900 → $272,600 (+58.6%)	$249,000 → $352,900 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $850 (-10.5%)	$850 → $1,107 (+30.2%)

Aurora

Population

763881

Median household income

$61,167$92,321

Median home value

$171,900$272,600

Median gross rent

$950$850

Central Valley

Population

612686

Median household income

$55,461$89,583

Median home value

$249,000$352,900

Median gross rent

$850$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Central Valley
Under 5	6.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	12.3%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	18.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.0%
75 and over	7.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Central Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Central Valley
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.6%
High school graduate	38.1%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Central Valley
Drove alone	88.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	19.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Central Valley
1-unit, detached	95.1%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Central Valley
Poverty rate	4.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.87	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1975	1993