Mebane, North Carolina demographics

Mebane, NC demographics: median age 38.5; 40.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mebane city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3742240. The survey estimates a population of 19,538 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mebane is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 7,857 households (±429). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±2.2	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	4,585 ±612	23.5% ±3.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,191 ±596	21.5% ±3.0 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,751 ±805	39.7% ±4.1 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,011 ±457	15.4% ±2.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	8,629 ±476	44.2% ±2.4 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	10,909 ±477	55.8% ±2.4 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	11,077 ±935	56.7% ±4.8 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,494 ±988	23.0% ±5.1 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	78 ±111 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	884 ±387	4.5% ±2.0 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,302 ±680 · low precision	6.7% ±3.5 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,703 ±495	8.7% ±2.5 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,835 ±606	91.3% ±3.1 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,703 ±605	8.7% ±3.1 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,997 ±410	50.9% ±4.4 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	288 ±136	3.7% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	963 ±256	12.3% ±3.2 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,469 ±501	31.4% ±6.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	140 ±95 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,753 ±367	35.0% ±4.3 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,104 ±667	65.0% ±7.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,469 ±501	31.4% ±6.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,641 ±445	33.6% ±5.4 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,144 ±338	14.6% ±4.2 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,027 ±264	13.1% ±3.3 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	377 ±199 · low precision	4.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	138 ±99 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	61 ±61 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	17,571 ±658	89.9% ±3.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,967 ±660	10.1% ±3.4 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	15,852 ±825	84.8% ±4.3 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,471 ±663	7.9% ±3.5 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	42 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	115 ±122 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	146 ±121 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	24 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	5 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	182 ±200 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	258 ±194 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	196 ±230 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	402 ±475 · low precision	2.2% ±2.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,558
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	991 ±313	7.3% ±2.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,766 ±585	20.4% ±4.2 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,984 ±629	22.0% ±4.5 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,335 ±356	9.8% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,620 ±523	26.7% ±3.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,862 ±356	13.7% ±2.6 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,345
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	17,056 ±580	88.2% ±2.9 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	532 ±319 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	905 ±316	4.7% ±1.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	709 ±411 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	143 ±47	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Mebane residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mebane	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±2.1 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±1.9 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±1.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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