Aurora

Population: 1,407
Median household income: $90,612
Median home value: $219,100

Aurora, a community in Brookings County, South Dakota, has 1,407 residents. Its median household income of $90,612 runs above the Brookings County figure of $67,341.

From 2019 to 2023, Aurora's population grew 77.7% from 792 to 1,407, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $161,700 to $219,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.4% of the population. 81.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,407
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $90,612
Median home value: $219,100
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 632
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7921,407

Median household income

$76,250$90,612

Median home value

$161,700$219,100

Median gross rent

$708$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	792	$76,250	$161,700	$708
2020	1,015	$76,186	$163,200	$731
2021	1,339	$81,306	$176,900	$743
2022	1,429	$87,273	$205,000	$881
2023	1,407	$90,612	$219,100	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3427.6%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	11.1%
5 to 17	182	12.9%
18 to 24	149	10.6%
25 to 34	389	27.6%
35 to 44	210	14.9%
45 to 54	101	7.2%
55 to 64	120	8.5%
65 to 74	82	5.8%
75 and over	18	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,258	89.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.8%
Asian	11	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree38.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	3.8%
High school graduate	198	21.5%
Some college or associate's	281	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	357	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	732	81.3%
Carpooled	36	4.0%
Public transit	11	1.2%
Walked	15	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	101	11.2%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	43.4%
15 to 29 min	367	45.9%
30 to 44 min	41	5.1%
45 to 59 min	32	4.0%
60+ min	12	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 2.1% (29 of 1,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	364	60.2%
Nonfamily households	241	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	605	95.7%
Vacant	27	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	472	78.0%
Renter-occupied	133	22.0%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	485	76.7%
1-unit, attached	9	1.4%
2 to 4 units	19	3.0%
5 to 19 units	95	15.0%
20 or more units	11	1.7%
Mobile home & other	13	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4602780
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2833, -96.6829