Aurora, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Aurora, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,136. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AURORA-MO · Aurora, MO 1 ZIPs · 12,136 pop · #20625/25278 · Lawrence County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,294
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20625/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pierce City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,136
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,200

Nearest income peer: Pierce City, MO ( $3,599 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Aurora

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Aurora on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Aurora, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,136
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,294
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,294 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (65605) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Aurora as a pure owner town.

Within Missouri, Linn is the closest lower-income city and Bosworth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Aurora.

Population concentration

Aurora reads through its lone ZIP, 65605

12,136 ACS residents, one ZIP: 65605 is not the leading code inside Aurora, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Aurora's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 232 establishments, 2,211 employees , annual payroll $93,259k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 65605 (232 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Aurora, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Aurora. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Aurora sits in the lower half of Lawrence County on income: Mount Vernon, Marionville and Verona report more, Pierce City and Freistatt report less. Stotts City marks the far end of that range at $113,795, 114% above Aurora.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
65605 12,136 $53,294 232 29

Aurora roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Aurora, .