Population

181,505

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$274,800

Owner-occupied units

Aurora, IL

Illinois · 41.763° N, 88.290° W · 45 sq mi

Aurora is a city in Illinois, with a population of 181,505 and about 4,011 residents per square mile. The median household earns $93,633 a year, and the median home is worth $274,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

45 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,011

People per square mile

Rank by population

#153

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#272

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$93,633

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,596

Per month

Homeownership

66.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.2 min

One way

People

Median age

35.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

38.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

26.4%

Households

61,317

2.91 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 156^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 43^/yr

Days above 90° 10^/yr

Below freezing 113^/yr

Annual rainfall 40.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 17°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 19.6^%

Manufacturing 13.8^%

Professional & business services 13.8^%

Retail trade 12.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

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

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

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

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

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

State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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Cities near Aurora

Naperville, IL7 mi · 153,114
Plainfield, IL10 mi · 50,043
Bolingbrook, IL11 mi · 74,803
Wheaton, IL11 mi · 54,065
Downers Grove, IL14 mi · 50,365
Joliet, IL19 mi · 152,241
Elgin, IL19 mi · 115,476
Schaumburg, IL21 mi · 77,249