Overview Aurora is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 623 people and just one neighborhood, Aurora is the 847th largest community in New York. Aurora has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some villages, Aurora isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Aurora are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Aurora is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aurora who work in personal care services (14.64%), healthcare (12.98%), and food service (12.71%). Also of interest is that Aurora has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Setting & Lifestyle Aurora鈥檚 overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Aurora spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.82 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be. Even though Aurora is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation 鈥� mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities. Aurora Demographics Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Aurora, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Aurora is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Aurora in 2022 was $18,444, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,776 for a family of four. However, Aurora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Aurora is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 Black or African-American. Aurora also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.50% of the village鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.