North Aurora, Illinois

Racial and ethnic composition

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 18,261 people, 6,945 households, and 4,432 families residing in the village.^[16][14][17] The population density was 2,339.05 inhabitants per square mile (903.11/km²).^[17]

The median age was 41.7 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males age 18 and over.^[16]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[18]

Of all households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.9% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.64.^[16]

There were 7,282 housing units, of which 4.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.^[16]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $90,315, and the median income for a family was $107,163. Males had a median income of $61,060 versus $41,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $40,697. About 2.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

School-age children in North Aurora attend five public schools in the West Aurora Public School District 129, regardless of which side of the river they live on, with the exception of a few dozen homes in the far northeastern section of the village, in which the children attend Batavia School District 101. North Aurora's own district was absorbed into its neighbor, Aurora, in the early 1960s.

Police

The village has 28 police officers with one chief and two deputy chiefs. After decades of sharing the same space as the village hall, the village constructed a new police headquarters at 200 S Lincolnway Street (IL Rt 31) in 2010. While an independent entity, there is some limited dependency on the Aurora Police Department; for example, calling the North Aurora police when the front desk is unattended will result in the call being answered by the Aurora Police Department 911 Center.

Fire department

The North Aurora Fire Protection District covers North Aurora. Station #1 opened in 1963 at the corner of State and Monroe and Station #2 opened on March 16, 2007, at 2201 Tanner Road. Village Ordinance #21 created and chartered North Aurora Village Fire Department in 1908 as a volunteer service. On July 7, 1958, the department was renamed the North Aurora and Countryside Fire Protection District to cover areas outside of the village limits. On November 1, 1993, the district hired a fire chief as its first full-time employee and a month later hired two full-time firefighters.^[19]

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting North Aurora to Aurora and other destinations.^[20]

North Aurora is served by the old CB&Q line between Aurora and West Chicago, the oldest line on the BNSF system.^{[citation needed]}