Cayuga County > Aurora (village)
Population trend for Aurora
02,0001970: 1,0721,07219701980: 92692619801990: 68768719902000: 72072020002010: 72472420102020: 60760720202023: 6726722023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Aurora is a village in the Central region in the town of Ledyard.

Community anchors include Southern Cayuga Central School District and Aurora Town Public Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Aurora: Aurora (Village, Cayuga County); Aurora (Town, Erie County).

2023 Median income for Cayuga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Cayuga County home price index (FHFA)
1979–2024: Home prices rose about 457%.

272 160 49 1979 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Aurora
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Aurora
Married-couple families: 69 (95.8%) Married-couple families Female householder (no spouse): 3 (4.2%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 39 (79.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 10 (20.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Aurora

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 0% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 7%

The overall poverty rate in Aurora is 11 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 18 to 64.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Aurora lived in the prior year

Same house: 427 (63.5%) Same county (different house): 127 (18.9%) Different NY county: 72 (10.7%) Different state: 43 (6.4%) 672 current residents Same house: 427 (63.5%) Same house Same county (different house): 127 (18.9%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 72 (10.7%) Different NY county Different state: 43 (6.4%) Different state Abroad: 3 (0.4%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Aurora residents
20.8 21.8 21.3 21.4 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau