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Aurora, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census city of 394,432 people across 164.06 square miles of land, lying across Arapahoe County and Adams County. Median household income is $88,368, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 598 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $339.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area164.06 sq mi
- Water area0.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,404
- County holding the largest share of its areaArapahoe County, 59.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inArapahoe County 59.5 percent, Adams County 39.1 percent
Aurora crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
How many people live in Aurora
- Population394,432
- Median age35.3
- Population under 1894,130
- Share under 1823.9 percent
- Population 65 and over48,996
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent
- Households145,310
- Family households93,824
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
Income and work in Aurora
- Median household income$88,368
- Per capita income$42,105
- Civilian labor force222,169
- Employed209,078
- Unemployed13,091
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over263,093
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aurora
- Housing units152,377
- Occupied units145,310
- Vacant units7,067
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent
- Owner occupied90,683
- Renter occupied54,627
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$469,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,835
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units98,142
- Share single family64.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more51,876
- Share in buildings of two or more34.0 percent
- Mobile homes2,253
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Aurora gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute172,515
- Commuting under 15 minutes26,235
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more78,022
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent
- Public transport3.4 percent
- Walked1.5 percent
- Worked from home16.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Aurora (7(a))
- Approvals598
- Gross approval$339,150,400
- Average approval$567,141
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,586,050
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported6,615
- Jobs per approval11.1
- Loans with a final outcome113
- Paid in full97
- Charged off16
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans14.2 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.0 percent
- Share to franchises13.7 percent
- Distinct lenders79
- Distinct industries by NAICS191
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Aurora (504)
- Approvals69
- Gross approval$72,696,000
- Average approval$1,053,565
- Median approval$702,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported615
- Loans with a final outcome32
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Aurora
- NFIP communityCity of Aurora
- NFIP community number080002
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date09/04/20
The City of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080002 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Arapahoe County, not Aurora
Arapahoe County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in Arapahoe County20,137
- Covered employment, Arapahoe County339,996
- Average annual pay, Arapahoe County$85,628
- Housing units permitted, Arapahoe County3,856
Every figure in this section is published for Arapahoe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Aurora.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Aurora questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Aurora, Colorado?
394,432, in 145,310 households. Aurora city covers 164.06 square miles of land, which is 2,404 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Aurora in?
Aurora lies in more than one. By area it is 59.5 percent in Arapahoe County, 39.1 percent in Adams County. This page sits under Arapahoe County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Aurora?
$88,368. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $469,100. Median gross rent is $1,835 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Aurora businesses?
598 7(a) approvals totaling $339.2 m since FY2020, across 79 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 69 504 approvals worth $72.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Aurora borrowers get paid back?
Of the 113 loans that have reached a final outcome, 97 were paid in full and 16 charged off, a charge off rate of 14.2 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Aurora in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aurora appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aurora, city of, community 080002, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Aurora figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Arapahoe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Aurora.
Is zoning published for Aurora?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.