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Mebane, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Mebane is a Census city of 19,538 people across 12.23 square miles of land, lying across Alamance County and Orange County. Median household income is $83,174, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mebane
What Mebane is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.23 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,598
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlamance County, 71.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inAlamance County 71.9 percent, Orange County 28.1 percent
Mebane crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mebane
How many people live in Mebane
- Population19,538
- Median age38.5
- Population under 184,585
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,011
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households7,857
- Family households5,248
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mebane
Income and work in Mebane
- Median household income$83,174
- Per capita income$42,148
- Civilian labor force10,667
- Employed10,256
- Unemployed411 plus or minus 168
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over13,558
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mebane
Housing in Mebane
- Housing units8,605
- Occupied units7,857
- Vacant units748 plus or minus 250
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied4,755
- Renter occupied3,102
- Ownership rate60.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$338,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,283
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units5,516
- Share single family64.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,049
- Share in buildings of two or more35.4 percent
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mebane
How Mebane gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,181
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,536 plus or minus 347
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,646
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.6 percent
- Drove alone73.9 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home19.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mebane
SBA loans in Mebane (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$20,633,000
- Average approval$1,146,278
- Median approval$525,500
- Largest approval$4,970,000
- Jobs supported236
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises5.6 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mebane, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mebane
SBA loans in Mebane (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,672,000
- Average approval$1,134,400
- Median approval$1,174,000
- Largest approval$1,432,000
- Jobs supported83
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mebane, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mebane
Flood risk in Mebane
- NFIP communityCity of Mebane
- NFIP community number370390
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/17/17
The City of Mebane participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370390 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alamance County, not Mebane
Alamance County context, not Mebane figures
- Establishments in Alamance County3,652
- Covered employment, Alamance County67,668
- Average annual pay, Alamance County$52,502
- Housing units permitted, Alamance County2,466
Every figure in this section is published for Alamance County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mebane.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mebane questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mebane, North Carolina?
19,538, in 7,857 households. Mebane city covers 12.23 square miles of land, which is 1,598 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mebane in?
Mebane lies in more than one. By area it is 71.9 percent in Alamance County, 28.1 percent in Orange County. This page sits under Alamance County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Mebane?
$83,174. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,900. Median gross rent is $1,283 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mebane businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $20.6 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $525,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mebane, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mebane borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mebane. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mebane in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mebane appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mebane, city of, community 370390, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mebane figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alamance County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mebane.
Is zoning published for Mebane?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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