Population

410,053

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$469,100

Owner-occupied units

Aurora, CO

Colorado · 39.710° N, 104.721° W · 164 sq mi

Aurora is the 50th largest city on this site, with a population of 410,053 and about 2,498 residents per square mile. The median household earns $88,368 a year, and the median home is worth $469,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

164 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,498

People per square mile

Rank by population

#50

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#43

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$88,368

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,835

Per month

Homeownership

62.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.6 min

One way

People

Median age

35.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

33.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

22.4%

Households

145,310

2.7 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.6^%

Professional & business services 14.4^%

Retail trade 10.5^%

Construction 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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