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Aurora, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census city of 179,898 people across 45.06 square miles of land, lying across Kane County and DuPage County and Will County and Kendall County. Median household income is $93,633, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 171 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $91.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area45.06 sq mi
- Water area0.94 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,992
- County holding the largest share of its areaKane County, 60.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inKane County 60.1 percent, DuPage County 31.4 percent, Will County 6.4 percent, Kendall County 2.1 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
- Population179,898
- Median age35.2
- Population under 1845,358
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over19,880
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households61,317
- Family households44,980
- Share of households that are families73.4 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$93,633
- Per capita income$40,937
- Civilian labor force101,434
- Employed95,533
- Unemployed5,901
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over115,537
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aurora
- Housing units63,763
- Occupied units61,317
- Vacant units2,446 plus or minus 518
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Owner occupied40,713
- Renter occupied20,604
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$274,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,596
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent
- Single family units47,980
- Share single family75.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15,514
- Share in buildings of two or more24.3 percent
- Mobile homes252 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1987
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 commute78,579
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,994
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31,690
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent
- Drove alone67.0 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent
- Public transport2.6 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home16.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
SBA loans in Aurora (7(a))
- Approvals171
- Gross approval$91,874,400
- Average approval$537,277
- Median approval$162,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,600,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,952
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome34
- Paid in full32
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.5 percent
- Share to franchises17.0 percent
- Distinct lenders49
- Distinct industries by NAICS78
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.
Aurora
SBA loans in Aurora (504)
- Approvals108
- Gross approval$77,070,000
- Average approval$713,611
- Median approval$443,500
- Largest approval$5,168,000
- Jobs supported1,165
- Loans with a final outcome36
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.6 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
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 number170320
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The City of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170320 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.
Kane County, not Aurora
Kane County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in Kane County13,537
- Covered employment, Kane County213,795
- Average annual pay, Kane County$62,791
- Housing units permitted, Kane County2,132
Every figure in this section is published for Kane 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, Illinois?
179,898, in 61,317 households. Aurora city covers 45.06 square miles of land, which is 3,992 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 60.1 percent in Kane County, 31.4 percent in DuPage County, 6.4 percent in Will County, 2.1 percent in Kendall County. This page sits under Kane 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?
$93,633. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $274,800. Median gross rent is $1,596 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?
171 7(a) approvals totaling $91.9 m since FY2020, across 49 lenders, median approval $162,000, plus 108 504 approvals worth $77.1 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 34 loans that have reached a final outcome, 32 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.9 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 170320, 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 Kane 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.