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Aurora, IL
180,710 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 1703012 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Aurora ranked #172 of 340 cities and 10th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Aurora and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Joliet IL, Fontana CA, Grand Prairie TX, Elgin IL, Chula Vista CA, Hayward CA, Lakewood CO, Garland TX, Escondido CA, Moreno Valley CA, Sterling Heights MI, Aurora CO, Ontario CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #172 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #111 | #65 | #197 | #158 | #218 | #61 | #185 | #210 | #157 | #150 | #176 | #202 | #179 | #217 | #203 | #308 | #211 | #287 | #172 | #83 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 175,246 | 180,472 | 185,855 | 190,771 | 194,980 | 198,207 | 199,150 | 199,648 | 199,803 | 200,189 | 200,315 | 200,799 | 200,391 | 199,199 | 197,757 | 180,260 | 179,448 | 179,195 | 179,660 | 180,710 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #156 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.0 | — | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #145 of 271 cities with data · 7th of 14 in its peer group | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | 2.7 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #62 of 340 cities · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | 20.3% | 20.3% | 17.5% | 20.0% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 18.8% | — | 19.0% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 20.7% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #2 of 304 cities with data · 1st of 12 in its peer group with data | 8.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | — | — | 2.8 | 0.6 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #118 of 295 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56.8 | 39.8 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 66,190 | 68,186 | 69,014 | 66,804 | 59,029 | 62,036 | 59,323 | 63,367 | 64,010 | 67,049 | 66,463 | 66,074 | 68,608 | 67,508 | 69,235 | 63,528 | 64,860 | 66,644 | 66,221 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #303 of 329 cities with data · 12th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | +7.7 | +1.6 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -8.0 | +4.7 | -6.6 | +5.8 | -0.2 | +3.3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | +3.6 | -2.4 | +2.3 | -1.5 | +1.5 | -2.1 | -3.0 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92,378 | 95,634 | 96,135 | 97,627 | 102,634 | 98,475 | 102,790 | 107,574 | 106,255 | — | 95,878 | 99,599 | 96,339 | 99,593 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #80 of 340 cities · 2nd of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% | — | 6.0% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 3.9% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #230 of 314 cities with data · 10th of 12 in its peer group with data | 22% | 21% | 7% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 10% | -0% | -3% | 6% | 11% | 11% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #244 of 314 cities with data · 10th of 12 in its peer group with data | $2,975 | $2,558 | $2,951 | $2,635 | $3,216 | $3,105 | $4,435 | $3,786 | $3,160 | $2,458 | $2,117 | $1,781 | $6,609 | $6,132 | $5,234 | $6,109 | $6,720 | $4,937 | $4,651 | $4,599 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Aurora. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.