About Aurora

Aurora is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 568 people and just one neighborhood, Aurora is the 415th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Aurora, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.4% of Aurora's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Aurora is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aurora who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.65%), sales jobs (10.87%), and teaching (8.26%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Aurora are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Aurora is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Aurora Information and Demographics

The population of Aurora has a very low overall level of education: only 8.56% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Aurora in 2000 was $13,252, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,008 for a family of four.

Aurora is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include English, Irish, and Welsh.

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