Southtowns Record

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Feb 4, 2026
Kind
Other
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Roads and traffic, Housing, Energy and data center siting, Public safety

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16  Town of Aurora

  $
  %
  2000  2010  Change
  Location  Change
 Household Income & Employment  (IA)  (IA)  ‘00-’22
  ‘00-’22
 The median household income (MHI) for the  (IA)
 Town of Aurora as of 2022 when adjusting  Town of Aurora  $63,550  $66,009  $29,987  47.2%
 for inflation is $93,537. When adjusting for
 inflation, the Town of Aurora has seen a  Town of
  $59,762  $75,158  $40,813  68.3%
  Orchard Park
 47.2% increase in their median household
 income (MHI) since 2000. During this time,  Town of
  $40,891  $46,977  $18,469  45.2%
 the Town of Concord saw a similar 45.2%  Concord
 increase in their MHI. However, Concord still  Erie County  $38,567  $46,816  $31,477  81.6%
 lags Aurora’s MHI by more than $30,000. Erie
 County saw an 81.6% increase in their MHI
 but still lags Aurora by more than $20,000.
  Fig. 6. Town of Aurora Median Household Income Bracket Trends
 Despite outpacing Erie County’s MHI, Aurora
 still lags Orchard Park’s MHI by over $7,000.
 Examining Aurora’s Median Household
 Income by income brackets, the greatest
 change in the number of households for
 each bracket was observed in the > $200K
 income bracket. In 2010, 6.2% of households
 in Aurora were making $200,000 or more. As
 of 2022, 17.9% of all households make over
 $200,o0o. Despite significant shifts in this
 income bracket, most households in Aurora
 still make between $50K-$99K (31.6%).

  2010  2022  %
  Industry
 Employment Trends  Change
  #  %  #  %
 Employment Sectors  Education, Health, &
 As of 2022, there are 6,935 employed  1,795  26.4%  2,267  32.6%  26.3%
  Social Services
 residents in the Town of Aurora. The major
  Manufacturing  1,138  16.7%  879  12.6%  -22.8%
 employment sectors for residents include
 Education, Health & Social Services (32.6%),  Professional &
  807  11.9%  682  9.8%  -15.5%
 Manufacturing (12.6%), Professional &  Administrative
 Administrative (9.8%), Arts, Entrainment & Food  Arts, Entertainment,
 Services (9.24%), and Construction (8.9%).  442  6.5%  641  9.2%  45%
  and Food Services
  Construction  426  6.3%  618  8.9%  45.1%
  Retail Trade  478  7%  558  8%  16.7%
  Finance, Insurance,
  390  5.7%  434  6.2%  11.3%
  and Real Estate
  Public Administration  181  2.7%  323  4.6%  78.5%
  Other  418  6.2%  217  3.1%  -48.15
  Wholesale Trade  204  3%  116  1.6%  -43.1%
  Information  96  1.4%  104  1.5%  8.3%
  Transportation and
  345  5.1%  93  1.3%  -43.1%
  Warehousing
  Agriculture  76  1.1%  3  0.04%  -96.1%
  TOTAL  6,769  100%  6,935  100%  2.0%