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Aurora, CO
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Aurora profile


Living in Aurora



Aurora is a large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 393,537 people and 93 associated neighborhoods, Aurora is the third largest community in Colorado.

Also of interest is that Aurora has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Aurora is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Aurora. This makes Aurora a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Aurora presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

One downside of living in Aurora, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.52 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Aurora citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.85% of adults in Aurora have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Aurora in 2022 was $38,047, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,188 for a family of four. However, Aurora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Aurora is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aurora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aurora residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Aurora also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.68% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Aurora's cultural character, accounting for 21.05% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.