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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mebane, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mebane, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mebane’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mebane does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $78,419.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Mebane telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Mebane, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.21 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Mebane citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.