Aurora vs Salina

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

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

Salina has the higher population (2,521 vs 881 in Aurora). Aurora has the higher median household income ($92,321 vs $64,464 in Salina). Aurora has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $257,200 in Salina).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Salina
Population	881	2,521
Median age	44.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,321	$64,464
Median home value	$272,600	$257,200
Median gross rent	$850	$695
Housing units	345	1,007
Homeownership rate	93.2%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Salina
Population	763 → 881 (+15.5%)	2,580 → 2,521 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$61,167 → $92,321 (+50.9%)	$54,286 → $64,464 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$171,900 → $272,600 (+58.6%)	$124,200 → $257,200 (+107.1%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $850 (-10.5%)	$714 → $695 (-2.7%)

Aurora

Population

763881

Median household income

$61,167$92,321

Median home value

$171,900$272,600

Median gross rent

$950$850

Salina

Population

2,5802,521

Median household income

$54,286$64,464

Median home value

$124,200$257,200

Median gross rent

$714$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Salina
Under 5	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	11.7%	18.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.7%
75 and over	7.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Salina
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Salina
No high school diploma	3.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Salina
Drove alone	88.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	3.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Salina
1-unit, detached	95.1%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Salina
Poverty rate	4.4%	14.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1975	1972