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The Aurora Municipal Center (city hall), located at 15151 East Alameda Parkway in Aurora, Colorado

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Friday, November 13, 2026

Aurora

Population
394,4322024
Higher than communities in Colorado
Household income
$88,3682024
Similar to communities in Colorado
Home value
$469,1002024
Similar to communities in Colorado
Unemployment
4.8%2026
Similar to communities in Colorado
Violent crime
9702023
Less favorable than communities in Colorado
Work from home
16.5%2024
Similar to communities in Colorado
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Aurora scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  2. Natural environment60
  4. Inclusivity and engagement52
  9. Parks and recreation41
  10. Utilities34
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Aurora compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Aurora ranks on population
394,432 in 2024
Compared with communities nationallyHigher · 99th percentile
Compared with communities in ColoradoHigher · 99th percentile
Compared with communities of similar population sizeSimilar · 25th percentile
Each dot is Aurora's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Aurora. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's model expected 396,818 for 2024; the measured figure was 394,432. Polco's GPAL model projects 400,110 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Aurora receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Aurora is compared with, and the percentile is Aurora's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 213 measures for Aurora. This page shows the 65 whose units and values could be checked, plus a few that Polco only has for Douglas County. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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