Aurora is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,660 people and two associated neighborhoods, Aurora is the 352nd largest community in Minnesota.
A relatively large number of people in Aurora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Aurora has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Aurora has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Aurora than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Aurora may be for you.
The percentage of adults in Aurora with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.83% of adults in Aurora have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Aurora in 2022 was $29,475, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,900 for a family of four. However, Aurora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Aurora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aurora residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include German, Finnish, Irish, Norwegian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.