Aurora, Oregon Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 655. Estimated population in July 2024: 879 (+34.2% change)
Males: 336 (51.3%), Females: 319 (48.7%)
Marion County
Zip code: 97002
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $55,938
Median house value: $203,800
Population by Race
Races in Aurora:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
- Hispanic (6.3%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (33.1%), English (17.9%), Irish (14.5%), Norwegian (11.8%), Scottish (9.8%), French (4.6%).
Elevation: 133 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Aurora
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Aurora city
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.6%
5.3% Foreign born (2.3% Asia, 1.5% Latin America, 1.2% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +63 (+10.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:
- LEGACY MERIDIAN PARK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; TUALATIN, OR)
- WILLAMETTE FALLS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OREGON CITY, OR)
- SILVERTON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SILVERTON, OR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Aurora:
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 27 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
- PORTLAND INTL (about 28 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Abbreviation: PDX)
- MCNARY FLD (about 29 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aurora:
- AURORA STATE (about 1 miles; AURORA, OR; Abbreviation: UAO)
- LENHARDT AIRPARK (about 5 miles; HUBBARD, OR; Abbreviation: 7S9)
- PORTLAND-MULINO (about 13 miles; PORTLAND-MULINO, OR; Abbreviation: 4S9)
Amtrak station near Aurora:
- 15 miles: OREGON CITY (1757 WASHINGTON ST.)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Aurora:
- AURORA AVIATION (Location: 22785 AIRPORT RD NE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.AURORAAVIATION.COM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:
- CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,446)
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 25 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
Schools
Public high school in Aurora:
- NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 552; Location: 20167 GRIM RD NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Aurora:
- NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 20246 GRIM RD NE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- NORTH MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 406; Grades: KG – 02)
- NORTH MARION INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 20237 GRIM RD NE; Grades: 03 – 05)