Aurora: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 7,937,000

1990: 8,066,000

2000: 9,157,540

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.1%

U.S. rank in 1990: 3rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 3rd

City Residents

1980: 81,293

1990: 100,279

2000: 142,990

2003 estimate: 162,184

Percent change, 1990–2000: 42.6%

U.S. rank in 1990: 201st (State rank: 3rd)

U.S. rank in 2000: 147th (State rank: 3rd)

Density: 3,711.5 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 97,340

Black or African American: 15,817

American Indian and Alaska Native: 511

Asian: 4,370

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 47

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 46,557

Other: 20,762

Percent of residents born in state: 56.0% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 15,095

Population 5 to 9 years old: 13,256

Population 10 to 14 years old: 10,873

Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,042

Population 20 to 24 years old: 10,625

Population 25 to 34 years old: 27,746

Population 35 to 44 years old: 23,635

Population 45 to 54 years old: 15,111

Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,498

Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,179

Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,488

Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,133

Population 85 years and older: 1,319

Median age: 29.3 years

Births (2002, Kane County) Total number: 8,299

Deaths (2002, Kane County) Total number: 2,571 (of which, 45 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $22,131

Median household income: $54,861

Total households: 46,649

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,336

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,651

$15,000 to $24,999: 4,209

$25,000 to $34,999: 4,779

$35,000 to $49,999: 7,925

$50,000 to $74,999: 10,738

$75,000 to $99,999: 6,838

$100,000 to $149,999: 5,585

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,397

$200,000 or more: 1,191

Percent of families below poverty level: 6.2% (24.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported