Aurora, Nebraska - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,481
Male Share of the Population	49.8%
Female Share of the Population	50.2%
Senior Citizens	21.3%
Employed Population 16+	2,307
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	63.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19%
Median Earnings25+	$39,958
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$13,618
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,000

Wealth

Median Family Income	$79,323
% Above Poverty Level	96.3%
% Below Poverty Level	3.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	13 minutes
% Working from Home	5.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.8%
Median Gross Rent	$736
Median House Value	$132,700

Ancestry

Irish	17.5%
Swedish	8%
English	7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.1%
Danishn	5.5%
Czech	2.9%
Polish	2.7%
French Except Basque	2.7%
Norwegian	2.4%
Scottish	2.4%
Russian	1.8%
Dutch	1.4%
Swiss	1%
Belgian	0.6%
Italian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.4%
German	0.3%
Arab	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Finnish	0.1%
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Aurora Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hamilton County
Standard Zip Codes	68818
Phone Area Codes	402
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.86
Approximate Longitude	-98

Aurora Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	AURORA
Distance	0.2 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 33 F
Apr Temp	37 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	39 to 65 F
Annual Precip	29 inches

Station	CENTRAL CITY
Distance	17.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 36 F
Apr Temp	40 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	27 inches

Station	GRAND ISLAND CTR NE AP
Distance	17.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 33 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	39 to 65 F
Annual Precip	25.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Chapman	247	$75,833
Giltner	315	$65,000
Hampton	460	$77,000
Henderson	991	$65,000
Marquette	254	$60,625
Phillips	317	$52,500

Aurora Public Libraries

Alice M Farr Library
1603 L STREET
Aurora, Nebraska
(402) 694-2272

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Aurora Hospitals

Memorial Hospital
(Non-profit)
1423 Seventh St
(402) 694-3171

Aurora Public Schools

Aurora Elementary School
300 H St
ZIP: 68818
(402) 694-3167
Primary
Total Enrollment 515

Aurora High School
300 M St
ZIP: 68818
(402) 694-6968
High
Total Enrollment 369

Aurora Middle School
300 L St
ZIP: 68818
(402) 694-6915
Middle
Total Enrollment 288

Aurora Preschool
409 J Street
ZIP: 68818
(402) 694-6707
Primary
Total Enrollment 51

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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