Illinois · Census place 03012
Aurora city, IL
Quick answer
Aurora city has 179,867 residents, ranking #2 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $90,109, the median home is worth $260,400 and median gross rent runs $1,535 a month.
- Population
- 179,867Aurora city residents
- Median household income
- $90,109Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $260,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,535Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Aurora city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Aurora city median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Chicago city 2,707,648
- Joliet city 149,785
- Naperville city 149,424
- Rockford city 147,649
- Elgin city 114,106
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