Aurora vs Newburg

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

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

Aurora has the higher population (304 vs 225 in Newburg). Aurora has the higher median household income ($55,296 vs $49,559 in Newburg). Since 2019, Aurora's population has grown faster (+47.6% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Newburg
Population	304	225
Median age	37.6 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,296	$49,559
Median home value	—	$45,600
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	139	124
Homeownership rate	55.0%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Newburg
Population	206 → 304 (+47.6%)	334 → 225 (-32.6%)
Median household income	$45,469 → $55,296 (+21.6%)	$48,750 → $49,559 (+1.7%)
Median home value	—	$61,700 → $45,600 (-26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $875 (+40.0%)

Aurora

Population

206304

Median household income

$45,469$55,296

Newburg

Population

334225

Median household income

$48,750$49,559

Median home value

$61,700$45,600

Median gross rent

$625$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Newburg
Under 5	7.2%	1.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	33.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	3.0%	30.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	14.2%
75 and over	14.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Newburg
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Newburg
No high school diploma	4.8%	16.8%
High school graduate	51.1%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Newburg
Drove alone	73.0%	86.3%
Carpooled	27.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Newburg
1-unit, detached	74.1%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Newburg
Poverty rate	20.4%	12.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	—	58
Median year structure built	1944	1938