Aurora is a large city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 395,052 people and 93 associated neighborhoods, Aurora is the third largest community in Colorado.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Aurora is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Aurora is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aurora who work in office and administrative support (11.87%), management occupations (10.09%), and sales jobs (8.76%). Also of interest is that Aurora has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Aurora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Aurora citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.92% of adults in Aurora have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Aurora in 2022 was $40,424, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,696 for a family of four. However, Aurora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Aurora is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aurora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aurora residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Aurora also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Aurora's cultural character, accounting for 21.78% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
