Aurora, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
179,898
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
9.52%
3.03% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$93,633
3.91% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$274,800
5.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
95,533
1.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Aurora, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.2% of the residents in Aurora, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Aurora, IL are Aurora University (2,308 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Aurora, IL was $274,800, and the homeownership rate was 66.4%.

Most people in Aurora, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Aurora, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Aurora, IL is home to a population of 180k people, from which 85.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.3% of Aurora, IL residents were born outside of the country (47.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.9k people) in Aurora, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 22.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%
2024 Citizenship
86.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.2% of Aurora, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Aurora, IL was 86.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aurora, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    57.9k ± 2.2k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    39.3k ± 2.63k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    22.3k ± 2.59k
41.6%
Hispanic Population
74.9k people

In 2024, there were 1.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.9k people) in Aurora, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 22.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

41.6% of the people in Aurora, IL are hispanic (74.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Aurora, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
47.4k people
25.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
46k people

As of 2024, 26.3% of Aurora, IL residents (47.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aurora, IL was 25.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,427 ± 323
  2. Vietnam
    1,344 ± 240
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    750 ± 227

Aurora, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Aurora, IL employs 95.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Aurora, IL were Manufacturing (13,190 people), Retail Trade (12,015 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11,582 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($145,694), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,337), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,875).

Employment

Occupations

95.5k
2024 Value
± 2,634
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 3.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aurora, IL grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 94.2k employees to 95.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aurora, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,912 people), Sales & Related Occupations (9,250 people), and Management Occupations (8,895 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aurora, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

95.5k
2024 Value
± 2,634
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 3.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aurora, IL grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 94.2k employees to 95.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aurora, IL, are Manufacturing (13,190 people), Retail Trade (12,015 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11,582 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aurora, IL, though some of these residents may live in Aurora, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,136
Median earning men ± $2,594
$41,035
Median earning women ± $1,382

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($110,694), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,992), and Public Administration ($101,653).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,690), Construction ($67,786), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,223).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Aurora, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Aurora, IL awarded 2,308 degrees. The student population of Aurora, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,698 male students and 4,237 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Aurora, IL are White (1,226 and 53.4%), Hispanic or Latino (654 and 28.5%), Black or African American (174 and 7.58%), and Unknown (124 and 5.4%).

The largest universities in Aurora, IL by number of degrees awarded are Aurora University (2,308 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Aurora, IL are Social Work (801 and 34.7%), General Business Administration & Management (261 and 11.3%), and Registered Nursing (216 and 9.36%).

The median tuition cost in Aurora, IL for private four year colleges is $28,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Aurora, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 5,935 (28.6% men and 71.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 5,935 students enrolled in Aurora, IL, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,678 records, of which 69.9% were women and 30.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    163 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    216 degrees awarded
  3. Social Work
    175 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Aurora, IL was General Business Administration & Management with 163 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Aurora, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Aurora University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,308 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Aurora University with 2,308 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 594 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Aurora, IL, which is 0.347 times less than the 1,714 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,226 degrees mean that there were 1.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 654 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($220) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Aurora, IL was $274,800 in 2024, which is 0.826 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,400 to $274,800, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Aurora, IL is 66.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Aurora, IL have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aurora, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$274,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,879
$40,713
Median Property Taxes
±$1,393

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aurora, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Aurora, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.4%
Homeownership
2024
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.4% of the housing units in Aurora, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$93,633
Median Household Income
± $4,235
61.3k
Number of Households
± 1,968

In 2024, the median household income of the 61.3k households in Aurora, IL grew to $93,633 from the previous year's value of $90,109.

The following chart displays the households in Aurora, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aurora, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.1%)
  3. Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2024, 67% of workers in Aurora, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.1%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aurora, IL have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Aurora, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aurora, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aurora, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aurora, IL (17k out of 178k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aurora, IL is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.2% of the population of Aurora, IL has health coverage, with 54.1% on employee plans, 18.2% on Medicaid, 8.35% on Medicare, 8.99% on non-group plans, and 0.579% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.76%
Uninsured
54.1%
Employer Coverage
18.2%
Medicaid
8.35%
Medicare
8.99%
Non-Group
0.579%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aurora, IL grew by 0.259% from 9.73% to 9.76%.

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