Editing Aurora, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1200
|1860= 6011
|1870= 11162
|1880= 11873
|1890= 19688
|1900= 24147
|1910= 29800
|1920= 36300
|1930= 46589
|1940= 47200
|1950= 50600
|1960= 63715
|1970= 74200
|1980= 81293
|1990= 99581
|2000= 142990
|2010= 197899
|2020= 180542
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Historical demographical data of the urban centers: Illinois|url=http://www.populstat.info/Americas/usas-ilt.htm|last=Lahmeyer|first=Jan|year=2003|publisher=Populstat.info|access-date=February 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908052330/http://www.populstat.info/Americas/usas-ilt.htm|archive-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://genealogytrails.com/ill/kane/kanepop.html|title=Population of Kane County (1850–1900)|year=2010|work=Kane County, Illinois Genealogy Trails|access-date=February 24, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713175446/http://genealogytrails.com/ill/kane/kanepop.html|archive-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1703012 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 180,542 people, 65,128 households, and 47,579 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|3,932.26|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 62,763 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,367.00|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 40.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.97% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 15.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 41.53% of the population.

There were 65,128 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.31% were married couples living together, 14.65% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.95% were non-families. 21.39% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.71% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

The city's age distribution consisted of 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $74,659, and the median income for a family was $83,464. Males had a median income of $43,680 versus $30,572 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $32,537. About 8.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Aurora city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Aurora city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1703012&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Aurora city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1703012&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Aurora city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1703012&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|74,457
|78,924
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61,017
|52.07%
|39.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.80%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,389
|20,348
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,930
|10.76%
|10.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|186
|246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |207
|0.13%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,313
|13,105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,659
|3.02%
|6.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|28
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|153
|301
|style='background: #ffffe6; |655
|0.11%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,907
|3,113
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,032
|1.33%
|1.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|46,557
|81,809
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74,981
|32.56%
|41.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.53%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''142,990'''
|'''197,899'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''180,542'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===Crime and social issues===
In 2008, reported major crimes in Aurora were at their lowest level in nearly three decades.<ref name="trib2008">{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/30/local/chi-aurora-murders-27dec30|title=Aurora murders at lowest level since 1987|last=Working|first=Russell|date=December 30, 2008|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 30, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421090946/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/dec/30/local/chi-aurora-murders-27dec30|archive-date=April 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="aurora2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.aurora-il.org/detail_news.php?newsDateID=583|title=Aurora On Track For Another Crime Decline|date=December 30, 2009|work=Official website|publisher=City of Aurora, IL|access-date=January 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720170847/http://www.aurora-il.org/detail_news.php?newsDateID=583|archive-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref> The Chief of Police attributed the drop to a number of factors but especially credited the hard work of the city's police officers and the increase in anti-gang priorities. Gang violence had reached a high in the 1990s, with the city averaging nearly 30 murders per year.<ref name="trib2008"/><ref name="aurora2009"/> In 2008, Aurora only had 2 murders.<ref name="trib2008"/><ref name="aurora2009"/> In July 2007, the Aurora Police Department and the FBI conducted "Operation First Degree Burn," a sweep that resulted in the successful arrest of 31 alleged [[Latin Kings (gang)|Latin Kings]] gang members suspected of 22 murders dating back to the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31773257_ITM|title=31 indicted in 22 Aurora-area gang killings|last=Kimberly|first=James|date=June 29, 2007|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=AccessMyLibrary|access-date=January 30, 2010}}</ref> Aurora has also adopted programs such as CeaseFire to reduce gang violence and prevent youths from joining gangs. Aurora had 7 murders in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Aurora-Illinois.html|title=Crime in Aurora, Illinois (IL): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map|website=www.city-data.com|language=en|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref>

Like other large Midwestern cities that once relied on manufacturing as an economic basis, Aurora has a large number of abandoned buildings and vacant lots, especially in older sections of the city. Efforts are ongoing to rehabilitate these areas.

Environmentally, Aurora has long dealt with pollution of the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]]. The river was heavily polluted up until the 1970s by factories that had lined the river for over a century. Cleanup efforts have been successful with the help of state grants and volunteer efforts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Illinois EPA Director presents $300,000 grant to Mayor of Aurora for watershed protection efforts |url=http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&RecNum=5880 |publisher=State of Illinois |work=Illinois Government News Network |date=April 23, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402054109/http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&RecNum=5880 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref>