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. Much of the housing stock in Mebane was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mebane economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mebane, where 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mebane, the average commute to work is 30.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Mebane are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.62% of adults in Mebane have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mebane in 2018 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.