Aurora is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 833 people and two associated neighborhoods, Aurora is the 352nd largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in Aurora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Aurora has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Aurora a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In terms of college education, Aurora is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.20% of adults 25 and older in Aurora have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Aurora in 2022 was $28,052, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,208 for a family of four. However, Aurora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Aurora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aurora residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Aurora include German, Finnish, Irish, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Aurora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.