Aurora

Population: 179,867
Median household income: $90,109
Median home value: $260,400

Aurora is a community in Kane County, Illinois, home to 179,867 residents. The median household income of $90,109 is below the Kane County median ($100,678).

Between 2019 and 2023, Aurora's population declined 10.0% from 199,927 to 179,867, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $184,400 to $260,400.

67.7% of workers drive to work alone. 58.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 179,867
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $90,109
Median home value: $260,400
Median gross rent: $1,535
Housing units: 63,492
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

199,927179,867

Median household income

$71,749$90,109

Median home value

$184,400$260,400

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,535

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	199,927	$71,749	$184,400	$1,228
2020	199,326	$74,659	$194,100	$1,274
2021	183,447	$79,642	$208,500	$1,359
2022	181,405	$85,943	$241,600	$1,462
2023	179,867	$90,109	$260,400	$1,535

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,392	6.3%
5 to 17	36,470	20.3%
18 to 24	17,836	9.9%
25 to 34	23,669	13.2%
35 to 44	27,885	15.5%
45 to 54	25,260	14.0%
55 to 64	18,387	10.2%
65 to 74	12,236	6.8%
75 and over	6,732	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	58,512	32.5%
Black or African American	18,851	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.0%
Asian	19,541	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	183	0.1%
Some other race	875	0.5%
Two or more races	4,925	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76,910	42.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,431	17.9%
High school graduate	23,988	21.0%
Some college or associate's	27,232	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	25,701	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16,817	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,503	67.7%
Carpooled	10,381	11.2%
Public transit	3,289	3.6%
Walked	1,479	1.6%
Bicycle	131	0.1%
Worked from home	13,363	14.5%
Other means	1,238	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,180	23.0%
15 to 29 min	28,669	36.3%
30 to 44 min	17,806	22.5%
45 to 59 min	6,360	8.0%
60+ min	8,006	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 9.8% (17,486 of 178,129)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,696	74.0%
Nonfamily households	15,700	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60,396	95.1%
Vacant	3,096	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40,356	66.8%
Renter-occupied	20,040	33.2%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached17.2%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,797	58.0%
1-unit, attached	10,901	17.2%
2 to 4 units	5,592	8.8%
5 to 19 units	5,544	8.7%
20 or more units	4,507	7.1%
Mobile home & other	151	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1703012
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.94 sq mi
Center point: 41.7635, -88.2901