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Aurora, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Aurora is a Census city of 17,581 people across 22.91 square miles of land, in Portage County. Median household income is $127,886, 82.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 49 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aurora
What Aurora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area22.91 sq mi
- Water area1.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land767
- County holding the largest share of its areaPortage 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
- Population17,581
- Median age48.0
- Population under 184,095
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,230
- Share 65 and over24.1 percent
- Households6,957
- Family households4,740
- Share of households that are families68.1 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$127,886
- Per capita income$66,189
- Civilian labor force8,911
- Employed8,566
- Unemployed345 plus or minus 206
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over12,577
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
Housing in Aurora
- Housing units7,400
- Occupied units6,957
- Vacant units443 plus or minus 262
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied5,753
- Renter occupied1,204 plus or minus 277
- Ownership rate82.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$387,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,799
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent
- Single family units5,980
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,420 plus or minus 341
- Share in buildings of two or more19.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
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 commute6,581
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,526
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,059
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.5 percent
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home20.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aurora
SBA loans in Aurora (7(a))
- Approvals49
- Gross approval$15,063,600
- Average approval$307,420
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$764,600
- Largest approval$2,850,200
- Jobs supported318
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.2 percent
- Share to franchises16.3 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$8,486,000
- Average approval$942,889
- Median approval$841,000
- Largest approval$1,823,000
- Jobs supported112
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aurora, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have 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.
Aurora
Flood risk in Aurora
- NFIP communityCity of Aurora
- NFIP community number390454
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Aurora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390454 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.
Portage County, not Aurora
Portage County context, not Aurora figures
- Establishments in Portage County3,051
- Covered employment, Portage County56,561
- Average annual pay, Portage County$57,670
- Housing units permitted, Portage County200
Every figure in this section is published for Portage 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, Ohio?
17,581, in 6,957 households. Aurora city covers 22.91 square miles of land, which is 767 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?
Portage 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?
$127,886. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $387,800. Median gross rent is $1,799 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?
49 7(a) approvals totaling $15.1 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $8.5 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 8 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 390454, 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 Portage 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.