Aurora.
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Illinois·Kane County
49 tracts·162K people·$275K median·3,592/mi²
Hispanic 42 · White 32 · Asian 12 · Black 11 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Other 30 · Living alone 21
Professional 27 · Health 23 · Retail 22 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 15 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Aurora is $274,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Aurora has 179,898 residents across 39 census tracts and 23 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 41.6% Hispanic or Latino, 32.2% White, 12.2% Asian, 10.7% Black, 2.7% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary (58%), Reba O Steck Elementary School (57%) and White Eagle Elementary (54%) lead the elementary schools; Still Middle School (63%), Francis Granger Middle School (57%) and Bednarcik Junior High School (53%) lead the middle schools; Illinois Mathematics and Science (98%), Metea Valley High School (52%) and Waubonsie Valley High School (51%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,596/month, 1% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Aurora is $93,633 a year, 9% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Aurora, median rent is $1,596/month and the median home value is $274,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Aurora reported 3.2 violent crimes and 11.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Aurora are cold wave (86), tornado (84) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Aurora, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).