Aurora

Population: 620
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $97,000

Aurora is a community in Beaufort County, North Carolina, home to 620 residents. At $43,750, its median household income sits below Beaufort County's $57,997.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aurora's population declined 16.6% from 743 to 620, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $84,100 to $97,000.

The median resident is 39.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 620
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $97,000
Median gross rent: $563
Housing units: 295
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 19.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

743620

Median household income

$36,528$43,750

Median home value

$84,100$97,000

Median gross rent

$630$563

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	743	$36,528	$84,100	$630
2020	772	$38,026	$79,400	$634
2021	490	$41,328	$80,300	$658
2022	522	$43,897	$82,500	$621
2023	620	$43,750	$97,000	$563

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2416.9%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	3.9%
5 to 17	109	17.6%
18 to 24	105	16.9%
25 to 34	46	7.4%
35 to 44	84	13.5%
45 to 54	94	15.2%
55 to 64	69	11.1%
65 to 74	55	8.9%
75 and over	34	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	273	44.0%
Black or African American	281	45.3%
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	66	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate51.8%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	13.6%
High school graduate	198	51.8%
Some college or associate's	91	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	193	85.8%
Carpooled	30	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	60.5%
15 to 29 min	50	22.4%
30 to 44 min	14	6.3%
45 to 59 min	16	7.2%
60+ min	8	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 27.7% (170 of 614)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	70.0%
Nonfamily households	64	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	213	72.2%
Vacant	82	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	47.9%
Renter-occupied	111	52.1%

1-unit, detached45.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units38.3%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	134	45.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	113	38.3%
5 to 19 units	20	6.8%
20 or more units	3	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3702620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 35.3029, -76.7893