Aurora, CO Demographic Data

Aurora, CO Summary

Aurora is located in Arapahoe County in Colorado
  • Population: 338,835
  • Area: 155.43 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 154.73 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.70 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 2,179.95 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 5,616.80 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Aurora, CO Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
183,713
51%
50.8
Male
178,536
49%
49.2
Total Population
362,249
 
323,128,000

Aurora, CO Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25,091
6.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
26,524
7.3% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
26,517
7.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
21,707
6.0% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
27,510
7.6% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
58,377
16.1% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
54,466
15.0% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
45,436
12.5% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
21,519
5.9% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
16,620
4.6% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
23,665
6.5% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,409
2.9% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,408
1.2% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
269,595
74.4%
77.2
Female
137,604
51.0%
51.3
Male
131,991
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
257,526
71.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
48,003
13.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
38,482
10.6%
15.2
Female
21,596
56.1%
55.8
Male
16,886
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0

Aurora, CO Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
345,581
95.4% 
96.8
White
213,117
58.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
55,030
15.2% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,724
0.8% 
0.8
Asian
22,319
6.2% 
5.4
Asian Indian
4,015
1.1% 
1.2
Chinese
1,829
0.5% 
1.3
Filipino
1,749
0.5% 
0.9
Japanese
701
0.2% 
0.2
Korean
4,121
1.1% 
0.4
Vietnamese
2,951
0.8% 
0.6
Other Asian
6,953
1.9% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,540
0.4% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
50,851
14.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
16,668
4.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
103,959
28.7% 
17.8
Mexican
61,526
17.0% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,589
1.0% 
1.7
Cuban
1,031
0.3% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
37,813
10.4% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
258,290
71.3% 
82.2

Aurora, CO Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,718
5.0% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
16,451
7.0% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
70,481
30.0% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
48,589
20.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
23,228
9.9% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
43,964
18.7% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
20,469
8.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
28,169
12.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
206,731
88.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
64,433
27.4%
31.2

Aurora, CO Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
104,901
36.9%
33.7%
Now Married
128,358
45.2%
47.5
Divorced
33,644
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
4,130
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
13,084
4.6
5.8%

Aurora, CO Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
223,796
66.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
113,362
33.6%
21.6%
Spanish
78,738
23.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,314
3.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14,086
4.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
10,224
3.0%
1.1%

Aurora, CO Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,267
3.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,345
3.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,561
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13,650
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,942
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
28,183
22.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
19,555
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17,723
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6,812
5.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,623
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
59,467
 
57,617
Per capita income
26,836
 
31,128

Aurora, CO Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
819
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
18,202
9.6%
9.8
Construction
19,947
10.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
33,767
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13,874
7.3%
6.6
Information
6,011
3.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,206
5.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,857
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
26,347
13.9%
11.4
Public administration
6,362
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
23,674
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15,292
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,256
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
24,484
12.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
57,451
30.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,148
12.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
47,599
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
35,932
19.0%
18.1%

Aurora, CO Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
187,478
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
139,697
74.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
24,666
13.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6,998
3.7%
5.1
Walked
4,677
2.5%
2.7
Other means
2,295
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
9,145
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.0
 
26.6

Aurora, CO Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8,038
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
41,846
32.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
50,491
39.6%
37.1
3 or more
27,286
21.4%
21.0

Aurora, CO Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
127,661
95.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
73,058
57.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
54,603
42.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,422
4.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5

Aurora, CO Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
133,083
1 room
2,132
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
3,592
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
18,448
13.9%
9.1
4 rooms
26,732
20.1%
16.5
5 rooms
20,159
15.1%
19.8
6 rooms
19,518
14.7%
17.8
7 rooms
14,188
10.7%
12.0
8 rooms
12,243
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16,071
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Aurora, CO Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
133,083
 
 
1-unit, detached
66,634
50.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
15,567
11.7%
5.9
2-units
1,678
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,320
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9,727
7.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13,389
10.1%
4.4
20 or more units
20,085
15.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,683
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Aurora, CO Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,147
0.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,308
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,738
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,226
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
37,254
28.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37,659
28.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,857
8.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22,140
16.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,182
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,572
1.2%
1.4%

Aurora, CO Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
80,358
62.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,272
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
44,644
35.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
37
0.0%
0.1
Wood
290
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
281
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
320
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
459
0.4%
1.1

Aurora, CO Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
57,748
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
430
0.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,438
2.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,460
4.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,540
9.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
9,171
15.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
16,177
28.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
22,532
39.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
22,612
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,298
17.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,180
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,102
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13,525
23.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%

Aurora, CO Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
53,847 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
273
0.5%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
494
0.9%
1.8%
Less than $500
1,826
3.4%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,949
3.6%
4.4%
$500 to $999
10,854
20.2%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,068
24.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
25,383
47.1%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
756
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,262
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,404
6.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,095
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,289
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,054
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,062
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
23,088
43.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,611
0.0%
0.0%

Aurora, CO Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
73,058
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,099
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,010
2.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,074
6.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,427
15.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29,348
40.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
19,317
26.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,300
4.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
483
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
253,400
 
205,000