City in Alamance County, North Carolina · 12.2 sq mi · 1,849 people per sq mi
About 23,000 people live in Mebane. The typical household earns $83,174, and the median resident is 38.5 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,255 in 2020
Poverty rate 7.17%
Men 39.9 · Women 38.2
1900–2026
22,559
2026 projection
23.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1900–2026
22,559
2026 projection
23.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 22,559 | +607 | 2.77% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,952 | +1,269 | 6.14% |
| 2024 | 20,683 | +404 | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 20,279 | +561 | 2.85% |
| 2022 | 19,718 | +892 | 4.74% |
| 2021 | 18,826 | +571 | 3.13% |
| 2020 | 18,255 | +2,014 | 12.40% |
| 2019 | 16,241 | +581 | 3.71% |
| 2018 | 15,660 | +603 | 4.00% |
| 2017 | 15,057 | +939 | 6.65% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 195 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 14 residents
55% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 55% | 62% | 49% |
| Never married | 28% | 27% | 29% |
| Divorced | 11% | 7% | 14% |
| Widowed | 4% | 1% | 6% |
| Separated | 2% | 3% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau