North Aurora

Population: 18,375
Median household income: $111,781
Median home value: $323,900

Located in Kane County, Illinois, North Aurora is a community with a population of 18,375. At $111,781, its median household income sits above Kane County's $100,678.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Aurora's population grew 3.5% from 17,752 to 18,375, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $246,800 to $323,900.

40.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,375
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $111,781
Median home value: $323,900
Median gross rent: $1,596
Housing units: 7,205
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,75218,375

Median household income

$86,537$111,781

Median home value

$246,800$323,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,752	$86,537	$246,800	$1,172
2020	18,089	$90,315	$257,700	$1,271
2021	17,892	$88,727	$262,000	$1,342
2022	17,750	$104,547	$300,900	$1,585
2023	18,375	$111,781	$323,900	$1,596

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	984	5.4%
5 to 17	2,831	15.4%
18 to 24	1,407	7.7%
25 to 34	2,466	13.4%
35 to 44	2,088	11.4%
45 to 54	2,974	16.2%
55 to 64	2,945	16.0%
65 to 74	1,553	8.5%
75 and over	1,127	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,718	69.2%
Black or African American	1,482	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.2%
Asian	674	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	259	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,207	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	964	7.3%
High school graduate	2,419	18.4%
Some college or associate's	4,407	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,473	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,890	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,256	73.8%
Carpooled	570	5.8%
Public transit	103	1.0%
Walked	56	0.6%
Bicycle	67	0.7%
Worked from home	1,746	17.8%
Other means	35	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,453	18.0%
15 to 29 min	3,316	41.0%
30 to 44 min	1,617	20.0%
45 to 59 min	853	10.5%
60+ min	848	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,019 of 18,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,629	65.8%
Nonfamily households	2,410	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,039	97.7%
Vacant	166	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,150	73.2%
Renter-occupied	1,889	26.8%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,608	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1,131	15.7%
2 to 4 units	392	5.4%
5 to 19 units	532	7.4%
20 or more units	539	7.5%
Mobile home & other	3	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753442
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 41.8087, -88.3420