North Carolina · Census place 42240
Mebane city, NC
Quick answer
Mebane city has 18,899 residents, ranking #54 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $84,312, the median home is worth $295,600 and median gross rent runs $1,171 a month.
- Population
- 18,899Mebane city residents
- Median household income
- $84,312Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $295,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,171Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mebane city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mebane city median would spend about 16.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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