Aurora, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 13%

Household income 0%

Unemployment 6%

Index	Aurora	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$25,830	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$55,303	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,403	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,503	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,290	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,893	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.7%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Aurora is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Aurora is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Aurora is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Aurora is 3% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,864$55,303$110,606

City

$41,675$62,520$125,040

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Aurora median earnings by income bracket

Aurora employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.2%	1.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	6.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	13.2%
Public administration	4.0%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	30.0%
Other	32.1%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cherry Hills Village, CO	6,414	$224,125	305.1%
Bow Mar, CO	1,047	$194,500	251.6%
Columbine Valley, CO	1,190	$147,500	166.6%
Watkins, CO	733	$119,792	116.5%
Greenwood Village, CO	15,208	$116,743	111.0%
Aurora, CO	351,131	$55,303	0.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Honolulu, HI	349,597	$63,361	14.5%
Anaheim, CA	346,776	$61,826	11.8%
Markham, ON	359,111	n/a
Tampa, FL	361,477	$45,874	17.1%
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	$58,669	6.1%
Aurora, CO	351,131	$55,303	0.0%

Source: The Aurora, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).