Demographics of Aurora city, Colorado

Aurora city, Colorado had 410,053 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +23,365 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aurora city, in four figures

410,053
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 394,432 ±85.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +23,365 people.; 35.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,368 ±$2,017
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Aurora city, Colorado's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aurora city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Aurora city, Colorado's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aurora city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	386,688	100.0	100.0
2021	390,508	101.0	100.2
2022	394,724	102.1	100.7
2023	399,712	103.4	101.6
2024	408,325	105.6	102.5
2025	410,053	106.0	103.1

Population of Aurora city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	386,688	—
2021	390,508	+3,820
2022	394,724	+4,216
2023	399,712	+4,988
2024	408,325	+8,613
2025	410,053	+1,728

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±0.3: for men 34.6 ±0.4 and for women 36.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aurora city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	25,780 ±1,017	6.5% ±0.3	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	68,350 ±1,828	17.3% ±0.5	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	37,209 ±1,363	9.4% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	123,149 ±2,384	31.2% ±0.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	90,948 ±1,996	23.1% ±0.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	48,996 ±1,546	12.4% ±0.4	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,368 ±$2,017, and income per person $42,105 ±$854, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Aurora city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	16,106 ±1,152	11.1% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	20,913 ±1,259	14.4% ±0.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	23,961 ±1,390	16.5% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	20,549 ±1,169	14.1% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	29,044 ±1,409	20.0% ±0.9	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	17,349 ±1,023	11.9% ±0.7	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17,388 ±990	12.0% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Aurora city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	46,733 ±3,958	11.9% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	16,778 ±1,628	18.1% ±1.7	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23,888 ±2,047	10.4% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,067 ±746	8.9% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aurora city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aurora city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	152,377 ±1,265	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.5	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.4% ±1.1	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.6% ±0.9	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$469,100 ±$3,518	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,835 ±$26	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Aurora city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	123,736 ±2,497	31.4% ±0.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	161,514 ±2,345	40.9% ±0.6	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	60,219 ±2,348	15.3% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23,752 ±1,307	6.0% ±0.3	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,127 ±410	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,472 ±238	0.4% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,186 ±667	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20,426 ±1,489	5.2% ±0.4	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Aurora city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	153,663 ±3,273	39.0% ±0.8	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	144,802 ±3,124	36.7% ±0.8	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7,741 ±730	2.0% ±0.2	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	88,226 ±2,859	22.4% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37,036 ±1,638	9.4% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	51,190 ±2,425	13.0% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Aurora city among the places of Colorado

2nd of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Aurora city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Colorado Springs city	487,887 ±110
Aurora city	394,432 ±85
Fort Collins city	170,229 ±96
Lakewood city	156,583 ±83
Thornton city	144,187 ±118
Arvada city	122,634 ±84
Westminster city	115,484 ±75

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Aurora city, Colorado

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 12 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 32 Places in Colorado by median rent
No. 47 Places in Colorado by median household income
No. 56 Places in Colorado by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026