Aurora

Population: 4,665
Median household income: $71,051
Median home value: $221,700

Aurora is a community in Hamilton County, Nebraska, home to 4,665 residents. At $71,051, its median household income sits below Hamilton County's $79,884.

From 2019 to 2023, Aurora's population grew 3.7% from 4,497 to 4,665, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $143,400 to $221,700.

29.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,665
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,051
Median home value: $221,700
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 2,033
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4974,665

Median household income

$61,269$71,051

Median home value

$143,400$221,700

Median gross rent

$750$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,497	$61,269	$143,400	$750
2020	4,523	$65,538	$157,600	$740
2021	4,642	$65,833	$169,600	$826
2022	4,656	$66,328	$190,700	$901
2023	4,665	$71,051	$221,700	$747

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	7.4%
5 to 17	968	20.8%
18 to 24	349	7.5%
25 to 34	386	8.3%
35 to 44	545	11.7%
45 to 54	601	12.9%
55 to 64	521	11.2%
65 to 74	452	9.7%
75 and over	499	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,410	94.5%
Black or African American	10	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	122	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's43.8%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	1.5%
High school graduate	751	25.0%
Some college or associate's	1,316	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	624	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	269	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,572	78.6%
Carpooled	170	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	84	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	175	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,022	56.0%
15 to 29 min	361	19.8%
30 to 44 min	319	17.5%
45 to 59 min	9	0.5%
60+ min	115	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 7.4% (335 of 4,536)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,183	69.6%
Nonfamily households	516	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,699	83.6%
Vacant	334	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,341	78.9%
Renter-occupied	358	21.1%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,602	78.8%
1-unit, attached	75	3.7%
2 to 4 units	175	8.6%
5 to 19 units	162	8.0%
20 or more units	19	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3102690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.8647, -98.0081