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Population: 7,284. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,945 (+22.8% change)
Males: 3,480 (47.8%), Females: 3,804 (52.2%)

Alamance County

Zip code: 27302

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $39,522
Median house value: $118,000

Population by Race

Races in Mebane:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.1%)
  • Black (17.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.2%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.0%), Irish (9.6%), German (9.5%), English (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Italian (3.2%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 5.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mebane

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mebane city

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

6.5% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 1.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,397 (+49.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mebane:

  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; DURHAM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mebane:

  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 38 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mebane:

  • HURDLE FIELD (about 3 miles; MEBANE, NC; Abbreviation: 4W7)
  • BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: BUY)
  • HORACE WILLIAMS (about 19 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Abbreviation: IGX)

Amtrak station near Mebane:

  • 12 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mebane:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 12 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 37 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Schools

Public high school in Mebane:

  • EASTERN ALAMANCE HIGH (Students: 1,090; Location: 4040 MEBANE ROGERS; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mebane:

  • HAWFIELDS MIDDLE (Students: 676; Location: 1948 S NC 119; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GARRETT ELEMENTARY (Students: 670; Location: 3224 OLD HILLSBOROUGH ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WOODLAWN MIDDLE (Students: 556; Location: 3970 MEBANE ROGERS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTH MEBANE ELEMENTARY (Students: 398; Location: 600 S 3RD STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY (Students: 390; Location: 8925 NC HWY 86 S; Grades: PK – 05)
  • E M YODER ELEMENTARY (Students: 359; Location: 301 N CHARLES STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

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