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Aurora, CO

394,701 Population
163 square miles 2,421.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 37.9 ±0.2

Economics

$41,270 ±$1,657 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $57,111 ±$882
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Colorado: $51,768 ±$630
$89,300 ±$5,563 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $103,055 ±$1,506
  • a little less than the amount in Colorado: $92,911 ±$1,057

13.8% ±2.1% (53,915  ±8,364) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 8.6% 256,971 (±0.6% / ±16,510)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Colorado: 9.3% 536,507 (±0.4% / ±22,964)

27.9 minutes ±1 (5,191,800  ±274,890) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 27.3 35,819,064 (±0.3 / ±599,727)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 25.5 64,361,552 (±0.3 / ±879,288)

Families

149,344 ±3,485 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,244,895 ±5,417
  • Colorado: 2,428,261 ±9,051
2.6 ±0.1 (391,995  ±1,219) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 2.4 2,971,555 (±0 / ±941)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,752,541

6.3% ±1.4% (6,295  ±1,418) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 4.6% 35,324 (±0.4% / ±3,081)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 4.8% 68,829 (±0.4% / ±5,130)

Housing

155,356 ±3,216 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,312,282 ±1,451
  • Colorado: 2,638,093 ±2,183

$481,300 ±$11,906 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $611,300 ±$4,126
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Colorado: $550,300 ±$4,023

17.4% ±2.3% (67,740  ±8,965.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 16.3% 483,838 (±0.7% / ±22,074.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 15.7% 915,016 (±0.5% / ±29,617.2)

Social

86% ±2.8% (228,986  ±8,495.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 92.8% 1,987,104 (±1.1% / ±22,817.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 93.3% 3,857,279 (±0.8% / ±32,004.4)
33.6% ±1.9% (89,427  ±5,167.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 49.9% 1,069,731 (±0.7% / ±15,463.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Colorado: 46.4% 1,920,057 (±0.5% / ±21,581.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.8% ±1.8% (90,060  ±7,226) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 12.4% 371,233
  • more than double the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 563,101

6.7% ±1% (20,296  ±2,957) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.8% 138,474 (±0.2% / ±5,517)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 7.2% 332,717 (±0.2% / ±10,113)
20,296 Total veterans ±2,957 17,436 Male ±2,557 2,860 Female ±1,112

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