Demographics of Aurora city, Missouri

Aurora city, Missouri had 7,686 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +406 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

7,686
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,397 ±19.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +406 people.; 43.2 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,848 ±$9,771
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, Missouri's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aurora city, Missouri'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Aurora city, Missouri's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aurora city, Missouri'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	7,280	100.0	100.0
2021	7,341	100.8	100.2
2022	7,485	102.8	100.7
2023	7,598	104.4	101.6
2024	7,652	105.1	102.5
2025	7,686	105.6	103.1

Population of Aurora city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,280	—
2021	7,341	+61
2022	7,485	+144
2023	7,598	+113
2024	7,652	+54
2025	7,686	+34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±3.3: for men 39.8 ±5.6 and for women 44.7 ±4.8. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	48 to 302	0.6% to 4.1%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,614 ±378	21.8% ±5.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	367 ±141	5.0% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,796 ±368	24.3% ±5.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,059 ±388	27.8% ±5.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,386 ±275	18.7% ±3.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,848 ±$9,771, and income per person $28,396 ±$3,910, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	696 ±239	23.7% ±7.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	780 ±216	26.5% ±7.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	473 ±168	16.1% ±5.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	100 to 360	3.4% to 12.2%	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	520 ±213	17.7% ±7.1	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	37 to 169	1.3% to 5.7%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	16 to 260	0.6% to 8.8%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,282 ±321	18.1% ±4.5	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	205 to 607	25.8% ±11.4	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	419 ±169	12.1% ±4.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	181 to 733	9.5% to 34.6%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aurora city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aurora city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,524 ±271	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±2.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±6.3	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.2% ±7.7	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.8% ±7.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,400 ±$27,848	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$120	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	496 ±184	6.7% ±2.5	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,642 ±229	89.8% ±3.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.6%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 1.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	202 ±89	2.7% ±1.2	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,064 ±418	68.5% ±5.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,189 ±374	29.6% ±5.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 34	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 261	0% to 3.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 117	0% to 1.6%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3 to 181	< 0.1% to 2.4%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Aurora city among the places of Missouri

113th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Aurora city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Nevada city	7,925 ±488
Dexter city	7,891 ±23
Marshfield city	7,696 ±31
Boonville city	7,689 ±34
Pacific city	7,475 ±122
Aurora city	7,397 ±19
Sappington CDP	7,367 ±729
Valley Park city	6,795 ±24
Bonne Terre city	6,683 ±28
Black Jack city	6,589 ±19
St. John city	6,527 ±33

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026