East Aurora is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,023 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Aurora is the 277th largest community in New York. East Aurora has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.East Aurora is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Aurora is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Aurora who work in management occupations (19.20%), teaching (13.59%), and healthcare (11.21%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in East Aurora. 55.13% 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 $50,396, 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 $201,584 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 Asian. 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.
