Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO

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2024 Population
121,188
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
1.57% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.79%
0.898% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$123,129
2.54% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$589,000
5.57% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
64,794
1.2% 1-year growth

About

22.2% of the households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO 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.

94.5% of the residents in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was $589,000, and the homeownership rate was 79.2%.

Most people in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO is home to a population of 121k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 16% of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO residents were born outside of the country (19.4k people).

In 2024, there were 6.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (70.4k people) in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO are Spanish (10,645 households), Korean (1,635 households), and Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (1,556 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
60,117
Women
49.3%
61,791
Men
50.7%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 121,908 inhabitants, with 50.7% men, and 49.3% women.

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Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    70.4k ± 2.18k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11k ± 1.34k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    10.5k ± 1.06k
17.1%
Hispanic Population
20.8k people

In 2024, there were 6.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (70.4k people) in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.1% of the people in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO are hispanic (20.8k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,398 ± 1,411 people
  2. Korea
    1,420 ± 920 people
  3. Ethiopia
    1,234 ± 858 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was Mexico, the natal country of 3,398 Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO residents, followed by Korea with 1,420 and Ethiopia with 1,234.

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Foreign-Born Population

16%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
19.4k people
15.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
18.9k people

As of 2024, 16% of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO residents (19.4k 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 Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    10,645 households (9.26%)
  2. Korean
    1,635 households (1.42%)
  3. Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages
    1,556 households (1.35%)

22.2% of the households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was Spanish. 9.26% of the households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,686 ± 527
  2. Vietnam
    1,810 ± 339
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,528 ± 267

Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO employs 64.8k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO were Construction (4,509 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,988 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,801 people), and the highest paying industries were Oil & gas extraction ($220,331), Petroleum refining ($204,771), and Support activities for mining ($183,352).

Males in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $76,668. The income inequality in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO (measured using the Gini index) is 0.441, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
29,807
Women
46%
34,987
Men
54%

The workforce of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO in 2023 was 64,794 people, with 46% woman, and 54% men.

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Occupations

64.8k
2023 Value
1.2%
1 Year growth
± 1.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO grew at a rate of 1.2%, from 64k employees to 64.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO, are Other managers (2,550 people), Software developers (1,529 people), and Registered nurses (1,503 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

64.8k
2023 Value
1.2%
1 Year growth
± 1.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO grew at a rate of 1.2%, from 64k employees to 64.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO, are Construction (4,509 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,988 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,801 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO, though some of these residents may live in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$69,372
Median earning men ± $4,170
$52,812
Median earning women ± $3,280

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($107,796), Public Administration ($96,452), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,362).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($85,617), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,105), and Information ($70,458).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% 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 11.9%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

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

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.57% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.15% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (26.3k), Some college (19.5k), and High School or Equivalent (16.9k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was $589,000 in 2024, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $557,900 to $589,000, a 5.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO is 79.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$589,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,083
$33,532
Median Property Taxes
±$1,285

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 Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

79.2%
Homeownership
2024
70.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.2% of the housing units in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

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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.
$123,129
Median Household Income
± $3,177
42.4k
Number of Households
± 1,495

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.4k households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO grew to $123,129 from the previous year's value of $120,074.

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Wage Distribution

0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO

In 2023, the income inequality in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.87% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.6%)
  3. Carpooled (8.07%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.07%).

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Commute Time

29.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.69% of the workforce in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO 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 Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO (6.99k out of 121k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

93.6% of the population of Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 10.2% on Medicaid, 8.49% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,207 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,207 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.36%
Uninsured
58.5%
Employer Coverage
10.2%
Medicaid
8.49%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
2.23%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO grew by 4.93% from 6.06% to 6.36%.

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