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Aurora, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census city of 214 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Buchanan County. Median household income is $62,656, 94.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land404 plus or minus 121
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuchanan County, 100.0 percent
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
- Population214 plus or minus 64
- Median age33.8
- Population under 1870 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1832.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Population 65 and over17 plus or minus 14
- Share 65 and over7.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households83 plus or minus 23
- Family households57 plus or minus 18
- Share of households that are families68.7 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$62,656
- Per capita income$27,427
- Civilian labor force110 plus or minus 32
- Employed105 plus or minus 33
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over132 plus or minus 37
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent plus or minus 37.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
Housing in Aurora
- Housing units86 plus or minus 24
- Occupied units83 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units3 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied78 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate94.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,300 plus or minus $46,513
- Median gross rent, monthly$975 plus or minus $452
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units83 plus or minus 26
- Share single family96.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
How Aurora gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute93 plus or minus 30
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Drove alone77.1 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
Flood risk in Aurora
- NFIP communityCity of Aurora
- NFIP community number190698
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/30/20
The City of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190698 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buchanan County, not Aurora
Buchanan County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in Buchanan County490
- Covered employment, Buchanan County6,619
- Average annual pay, Buchanan County$50,047
- Housing units permitted, Buchanan County31
Every figure in this section is published for Buchanan 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.
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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, Iowa?
214, in 83 households. Aurora city covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 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?
Buchanan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Aurora?
$62,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,300. Median gross rent is $975 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Aurora in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aurora appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aurora, city of, community 190698, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Buchanan 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.
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