Aurora City, Illinois

Aurora City is one of the city of Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties, Illinois, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 142990 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 171782, It is the third largest by population in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is spread over 39.42 mi˛ (102.1 sq km), of which, 38.53 square miles (99.79 sq km ) of it is land and 0.89 square miles (2.31 sq km) of it is water, it is the sixth largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 142990 people, 46489 households, and 34227 families living in the city. The population density was 3711.5 people per square mile (1433.02/km˛), it is Illinois's 105th most densely populated city. There were 48797 housing units at an average density of 1266.5 per square mile (489/km˛). It has an average household size was 3.04 persons, and the average family size was 3.55 persons. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 31.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median age of the city's population was 29.3 years, The median age of males was 28.7 years, for females the median age was 29.8 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 97340 White, 15817 Black or African American, 511 American Indian, 4370 Asian, 47 Native Hawaiian, 4143 from two or more races and 20762 Ohter races.

Aurora city Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Aurora city Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Aurora City Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $54861, making it the 218th wealthiest city by median household income among the Illinois. The median income for a family in the city was $61113, it is Illinois's 225th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $22131, making it the 262nd wealthiest city by per capita income among the Illinois. The median income was $27217, The median income for males was $33547, compared to $21666 for females.

In 2000, 40749 pupils and students, of which 49.58% are male and 50.42% are female, 28.5% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.94% nursery or pri school, 7.29% kindergarten, 47.22% elementary school, 18.56% high school and 18% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census142990
April 2000 Estimate143288
July 2000 Estimate144473
July 2001 Estimate150231
July 2002 Estimate156145
July 2003 Estimate161284
July 2004 Estimate165257
July 2005 Estimate166486
July 2006 Estimate168102
July 2007 Estimate169780
July 2008 Estimate171782
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school194516973642
Kindergarten143615362972
Elementary school9997924419241
High school350740547561
College or graduate school332040137333
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Aurora city, Illinois$54861$61113$22131
Kane County, Illinois$59351$66558$24315
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587