Aurora is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 5,800 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Aurora is the 73rd largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Aurora is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Aurora is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Aurora who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.82%), sales jobs (13.27%), and management occupations (10.03%).

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.

A relatively large number of people in Aurora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Aurora doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Aurora Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Aurora who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 24.06% of adults in Aurora have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Aurora in 2000 was $22,893, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,572 for a family of four.

The people who call Aurora home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Aurora is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include German, English, Irish, Czech, Italian, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Some people also speak Spanish.