Overview
17,108
Total Population
46.1
Median age
51.88%
Female population %
92.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
64.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
13
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Aurora's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Aurora is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Aurora's population under 18 was 22.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Aurora's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Aurora, 17.11% were under the age of 15, 15.36% aged 15 to 29, 45.52% aged 30 to 64, 19.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.99% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 642 more females than males in Aurora:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.88% females and 48.12% males in Aurora, OH.
- The Aurora, OH gender ratio is 92.8:100 i.e. 92.8 men to 100 women (0.928).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 788.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 781.
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Race / Ethnicity
Aurora's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Aurora population: 88.19% are White, 3.73% are Black or African American, 5.02% are Asian, 0.44% are some other race and 2.62% are multiracial.
- Aurora's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,978 (99.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Aurora is White with a population of 15,088 (88.19% of the total population).
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Year by year
Aurora's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 17,528 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Aurora's population increased by 1,902 (13.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Aurora's population increased by 1,722 (11.08%), 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 2000 at 13,638.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)