Aurora, IA Population

Overview

181

Total Population

35.2

Median age

50.28%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

88.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Aurora's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Aurora is 35.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Aurora's population under 18 was 37.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Aurora's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Aurora, 29.28% were under the age of 15, 18.23% aged 15 to 29, 34.81% aged 30 to 64, 15.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Aurora:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.28% females and 49.72% males in Aurora, IA.
The Aurora, IA gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 9.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 14.

Aurora's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Aurora population: 94.48% are White, 3.87% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Aurora's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 174 (96.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Aurora is White with a population of 171 (94.48% of the total population).

Aurora's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 193 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Aurora's population decreased by 8 (4.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Aurora's population decreased by 17 (9.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Aurora's population was lowest in year 2019 at 161.