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About Aurora, Illinois
Aurora

Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census. It is the second-most populous city in Illinois, after Chicago, and the 144th-most populous city in the US. Aurora is the most populous city in Illinois that is not a county seat.

Founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded into DuPage, Kendall, and Will counties. Once a mid-sized manufacturing city, Aurora has grown since the 1960s into a large city within the Chicago metropolitan area. In 1908, Aurora adopted the nickname "City of Lights", because in 1881 it was one of the first cities in the United States to implement an all-electric street lighting system.

Aurora's historic downtown is centered on Stolp Island. The city is divided into three regions, the West Side, East Side, and Far East Side/Fox Valley. The Aurora area has architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Bruce Goff and George Grant Elmslie. Aurora is also home to over 50 Sears Catalog Homes and seven Lustron all-steel homes. The Hollywood Casino Aurora, a dockside gaming facility with 53,000 square feet (4,900 m2) and 1,200 gaming positions, is located along the river in downtown Aurora.

Gender
Gender Aurora Illinois Country
Female 50.3% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Female50.3%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%7%7%13%18%14%19%9%9%$100K to $150K18.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Aurora Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 3.2% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.7% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.7% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.013%8%22%18%7%20%10%1%1%High School or GED22%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Aurora Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 13% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 22% 26% 27.0%
Other College 18% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Aurora Illinois  Country
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Education
 Aurora Illinois  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.035%10%0%9%43%0%3%0%Hispanic42.7%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Aurora Illinois Country
White 34.9% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 10.1% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 9.2% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 42.7% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Aurora Illinois  Country
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