East Aurora is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,951 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Aurora is the 277th largest community in New York. East Aurora has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Also of interest is that East Aurora has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in East Aurora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.48% 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.

In addition, East Aurora is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Being a small village, East Aurora does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in East Aurora. 55.70% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in East Aurora in 2022 was $54,037, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,148 for a family of four.

The people who call East Aurora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Aurora residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Aurora include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

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