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Aurora, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census city of 1,792 people across 3.70 square miles of land, in St. Louis County. Median household income is $42,083, 80.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.7 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land485
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Louis 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
- Population1,792
- Median age57.4
- Population under 18284 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1815.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over538 plus or minus 141
- Share 65 and over30.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households944
- Family households438
- Share of households that are families46.4 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$42,083 plus or minus $9,597
- Per capita income$30,647
- Civilian labor force680
- Employed650
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over1,451
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aurora
- Housing units1,077
- Occupied units944
- Vacant units133 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied755
- Renter occupied189 plus or minus 111
- Ownership rate80.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$509 plus or minus $138
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units785
- Share single family72.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more212 plus or minus 121
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1954
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 commute580
- Commuting under 15 minutes165 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more208 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
SBA loans in Aurora (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$8,000
- Average approval$8,000
- Median approval$8,000
- Largest approval$8,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,001,000
- Average approval$2,001,000
- Median approval$2,001,000
- Largest approval$2,001,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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 number270417
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/25/25(M)
The City of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270417 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.
St. Louis County, not Aurora
St. Louis County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in St. Louis County5,360
- Covered employment, St. Louis County95,504
- Average annual pay, St. Louis County$60,452
- Housing units permitted, St. Louis County637
Every figure in this section is published for St. Louis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Aurora.
All St. Louis County figures →
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, Minnesota?
1,792, in 944 households. Aurora city covers 3.70 square miles of land, which is 485 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?
St. Louis 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?
$42,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,600. Median gross rent is $509 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $8,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $8,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.0 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?
No rate is published for Aurora. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Aurora in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aurora appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aurora, city of, community 270417, 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 St. Louis 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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