People QuickFacts Aurora Colorado Population, 2011 estimate 332,354 5,116,796 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 325,078 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.2% 1.7% Population, 2010 325,078 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.4% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.3% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.9% 10.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.8% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 61.1% 81.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 15.7% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 1.1% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.9% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.2% 3.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 28.7% 20.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 47.3% 70.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.3% 80.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 20.6% 9.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 30.7% 16.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.7% 89.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 25.4% 35.9% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 27.9 24.2  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.1% 67.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 37.1% 25.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $187,800 $236,600 Households, 2006-2010 120,665 1,918,959 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.58 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,862 $30,151 Median household income 2006-2010 $49,515 $56,456 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 16.7% 12.2%     Business QuickFacts Aurora Colorado Total number of firms, 2007 23,839 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.5% 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.4% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.1% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 767,216 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,839,578 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,664,522 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,859 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 444,832 11,440,395     Geography QuickFacts Aurora Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 154.73 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,100.9 48.5 FIPS Code 04000 08 Counties Adams County Arapahoe County Douglas County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts