Aurora, CO Profile

Aurora, CO, population 323,348, is located in Colorado's Adams county, about 8.2 miles from Denver and 13.2 miles from Westminster.

Through the 90's Aurora's population has grown by about 24%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Aurora has grown by about 8%. Since 2005 Aurora's population has grown by about 9%.

Aurora's property crime levels tend to be higher than Colorado's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Aurora tend to be much higher than Colorado's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	69%
	African American	13%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	13%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	6.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	276,449	N/A
2001	282,241	2.10%
2002	282,707	0.17%
2003	286,056	1.18%
2004	289,721	1.28%
2005	295,511	2.00%
2006	301,228	1.93%
2007	309,007	2.58%
2008	316,676	2.48%
2009	323,348	2.11%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$46,507

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	590
2002	640
2003	585
2004	597
2005	621
2006	613
2007	548
2008	513
2009	470
2010	446

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	17	224	496	937
2002	16	256	549	1,031
2003	18	213	571	889
2004	13	198	557	986
2005	28	223	644	941
2006	17	217	600	1024
2007	14	191	583	899
2008	18	188	555	861
2009	22	216	553	733
2010	23	183	505	732

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,478
2002	5,602
2003	5,281
2004	5,156
2005	4,974
2006	4,228
2007	3,833
2008	3,370
2009	3,098
2010	3,107

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,834	10,871	2,845
2002	2,161	10,745	3,317
2003	2,329	10,272	2,652
2004	2,669	9,999	2,472
2005	2,474	9,502	2,742
2006	2470	8292	2043
2007	2321	7750	1719
2008	2216	7146	1298
2009	2051	6820	1166
2010	2290	6873	888