Aurora

Population: 17,386
Median household income: $125,567
Median home value: $371,400

Aurora, a community in Portage County, Ohio, has 17,386 residents. The median household income of $125,567 is above the Portage County median ($72,822).

From 2019 to 2023, Aurora's population grew 8.5% from 16,026 to 17,386, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $272,300 to $371,400.

57.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,386
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $125,567
Median home value: $371,400
Median gross rent: $1,704
Housing units: 7,205
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,02617,386

Median household income

$97,848$125,567

Median home value

$272,300$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,026	$97,848	$272,300	$1,494
2020	16,165	$113,438	$290,100	$1,449
2021	17,108	$122,893	$312,000	$1,495
2022	17,227	$134,728	$362,600	$1,690
2023	17,386	$125,567	$371,400	$1,704

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	997	5.7%
5 to 17	3,127	18.0%
18 to 24	693	4.0%
25 to 34	1,122	6.5%
35 to 44	2,635	15.2%
45 to 54	1,907	11.0%
55 to 64	2,786	16.0%
65 to 74	2,289	13.2%
75 and over	1,830	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,408	88.6%
Black or African American	585	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	504	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	698	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree31.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	395	3.1%
High school graduate	2,290	18.2%
Some college or associate's	2,674	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,004	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,206	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,904	73.7%
Carpooled	384	4.8%
Public transit	39	0.5%
Walked	98	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,441	18.0%
Other means	144	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,279	19.5%
15 to 29 min	1,962	29.9%
30 to 44 min	2,017	30.7%
45 to 59 min	883	13.4%
60+ min	428	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 2.4% (418 of 17,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,728	68.5%
Nonfamily households	2,179	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,907	95.9%
Vacant	298	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,617	81.3%
Renter-occupied	1,290	18.7%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,230	72.6%
1-unit, attached	685	9.5%
2 to 4 units	732	10.2%
5 to 19 units	214	3.0%
20 or more units	344	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3903086
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 1.15 sq mi
Center point: 41.3068, -81.3365