Mebane is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,277 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Mebane is the 136th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mebane is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mebane is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mebane who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.62%), management occupations (12.88%), and sales jobs (8.68%).

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.

Mebane is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Mebane, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.28% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Even though Mebane is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Mebane Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Mebane citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.32% of adults in Mebane have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Mebane in 2000 was $20,315, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,260 for a family of four.

Mebane is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mebane home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mebane is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mebane include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Mebane is English. Some people also speak Spanish.