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Aurora, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census town of 560 people across 0.93 square miles of land, in Beaufort County. Median household income is $46,131, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.93 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land603 plus or minus 182
- County holding the largest share of its areaBeaufort 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
- Population560 plus or minus 169
- Median age42.5 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18163 plus or minus 80
- Share under 1829.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Population 65 and over101 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households217 plus or minus 63
- Family households156 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families71.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Aurora
- Median household income$46,131 plus or minus $10,388
- Per capita income$20,643 plus or minus $4,734
- Civilian labor force225 plus or minus 76
- Employed184 plus or minus 64
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate18.2 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Adults 25 and over366 plus or minus 104
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Aurora
- Housing units312 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units217 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units95 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate30.4 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Owner occupied138 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate63.6 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,300 plus or minus $40,087
- Median gross rent, monthly$958 plus or minus $566
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Single family units171 plus or minus 63
- Share single family54.8 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Units in buildings of two or more106 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more34.0 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1974
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 commute173 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes91 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.6 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.9 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled25.7 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
Flood risk in Aurora
- NFIP communityTown of Aurora
- NFIP community number370014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The Town of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370014 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.
Beaufort County, not Aurora
Beaufort County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in Beaufort County1,138
- Covered employment, Beaufort County15,848
- Average annual pay, Beaufort County$50,313
- Housing units permitted, Beaufort County216
Every figure in this section is published for Beaufort 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, North Carolina?
560, in 217 households. Aurora town covers 0.93 square miles of land, which is 603 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?
Beaufort 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?
$46,131. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,300. Median gross rent is $958 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, town of, community 370014, 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 Beaufort 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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