The 2019 population estimate for the city of Aurora is 381,057**. In the last 50 years, Aurora’s population has changed dramatically. We’ve grown by about 300,000 people during that time period. We are currently the third largest city in Colorado and 54th largest city in the country.



Source: US Census Bureau, Decennial Census 2010; City of Aurora Planning and Development Services Department, **City of Aurora Planning and Development Services calculated population estimate through July 24, 2019.


Source: US Census Bureau,  American Community Survey Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018. 

Compared to the Metro Area and the State, Aurora is a relatively young community with a high percentage of our population in the Millennial and Generation Z age groups. Together, those age groups make up 208,726 residents (58%) of the city's total population.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau 2010 and 2000 Census


In 1970, Aurora was 97% White or Caucasian. We are now a minority-majority city with almost 30% of the population Hispanic or Latino, almost 20% of the population born in a foreign country, about 16% of the population Black or African American, and over 5% of the population Asian.





Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau 2010 and 2000 Census

 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates