Mebane is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 19,376 people and six associated neighborhoods, Mebane is the 58th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Mebane was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mebane economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mebane, where the median household income is $78,419.00.Unlike some cities, Mebane isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mebane are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mebane is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mebane who work in office and administrative support (14.22%), sales jobs (13.47%), and management occupations (11.79%). Also of interest is that Mebane 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: 16.59% 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 Mebane, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Mebane are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.62% of adults in Mebane have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mebane in 2022 was $37,404, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,616 for a family of four. However, Mebane contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mebane is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mebane home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mebane residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mebane include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mebane is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
