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Population (year 2000): 10,585. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,394 (+36.0% change)
Males: 5,231 (49.4%), Females: 5,354 (50.6%)
Kane County
Zip code:
60542
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $58,557 (year 2000)
Median house value: $149,400 (year 2000)
Races in North Aurora:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
- Hispanic (9.7%)
- Black (4.5%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.9%), Irish (17.3%),
Polish (9.1%), English (7.9%), Italian (5.1%), Swedish (4.7%).
Elevation: 730 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in North Aurora
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Aurora village
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.9%
8.0% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 2.9%
Asia, 1.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,286 (+68.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Aurora:
- MERCY CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES (about 4
miles; AURORA, IL)
- DELNOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; GENEVA,
IL)
- RUSH COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
AURORA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Aurora:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 32 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 41 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 59 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Aurora:
- DUPAGE (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/WEST CHICAGO, IL;
ID: DPA)
- AURORA MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID:
ARR)
- CLOW INTL (about 18 miles; BOLINGBROOK, IL; ID: 1C5)
Amtrak stations near North Aurora:
- 13 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 18 miles: PLANO (MAIN ST. WEST OF CENTER ST.)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
North Aurora:
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- WHEATON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,684)
- BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LISLE, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,102)
- COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 19 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL;
FT enrollment: 15,545)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
Public primary/middle schools in North Aurora:
- JEWEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 944; Location:
1501 WATERFORD RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FEARN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 543;
Location: 1600 HAWKSLEY LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- GOODWIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location:
18 POPLAR ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHNEIDER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 418;
Location: 304 BANBURY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in North Aurora:
- MESSENGER P.L. OF NORTH AURORA (Operating
income: $419,674; Location: 14 E. STATE ST.; 49,854
books; 871 audio materials; 1,806 video materials)
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