Aurora, CO Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school73,812100.0
Nursery school, preschool4,6036.2
Kindergarten4,2115.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)34,10946.2
High school (grades 9-12)15,63021.2
College or graduate school15,25920.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over172,456100.0
Less than 9th grade9,9545.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma15,9379.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)42,78124.8
Some college, no degree47,97627.8
Associate degree13,4577.8
Bachelor's degree30,90217.9
Graduate or professional degree11,4496.6
Percent high school graduate or higher85.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over211,744100.0
Never married60,70628.7
Now married, except separated110,35852.1
Separated4,5092.1
Widowed9,0474.3
Female
7,3963.5
Divorced27,12412.8
Female
16,3137.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years5,423100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,27842.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over198,356100.0
Civilian veterans29,74515.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years64,513100.0
With a disability5,6648.8
Population 21 to 64 years166,766100.0
With a disability30,37918.2
Percent employed
64.6(X)
No disability136,38781.8
Percent employed
81.3(X)
Population 65 years and over19,744100.0
With a disability8,08340.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over253,989100.0
Same house in 1995101,81740.1
Different house in the U.S. in 1995137,44054.1
Same county
50,94520.1
Different county
86,49534.1
Same state
43,63117.2
Different state
42,86416.9
Elsewhere in 199514,7325.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population275,936100.0
Native231,24483.8
Born in United States
226,45682.1
State of residence
93,55433.9
Different state
132,90248.2
Born outside United States
4,7881.7
Foreign born44,69216.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
26,4579.6
Naturalized citizen
13,4564.9
Not a citizen
31,23611.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)44,687100.0
Europe5,62812.6
Asia9,28820.8
Africa2,0104.5
Oceania1850.4
Latin America26,92060.2
Northern America6561.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over253,989100.0
English only196,31977.3
Language other than English57,67022.7
Speak English less than 'very well
31,31912.3
Spanish
38,35215.1
Speak English less than "very well"
22,7839.0
Other Indo-European languages
8,1133.2
Speak English less than "very well"
3,0331.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8,7323.4
Speak English less than "very well"
4,6061.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population275,936100.0

Total ancestries reported

301,625109.3
Arab1,3290.5
Czech11,5220.6
Danish2,0270.7
Dutch4,9011.8
English24,3408.8
French (except Basque)17,4992.7
French Canadian11,7840.6
German50,44918.3
Greek1,3020.5
Hungarian1,1720.4
Irish128,32610.3
Italian9,9933.6
Lithuanian4600.2
Norwegian5,9642.2
Polish5,6122.0
Portuguese4570.2
Russian3,1501.1
Scotch-Irish4,5761.7
Scottish5,4812.0
Slovak3420.1
Subsaharan African4,0641.5
Swedish5,9182.1
Swiss9540.3
Ukrainian8560.3
United States or American12,3934.5
Welsh2,2070.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)9330.3
Other ancestries113,61441.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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