Mebane, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mebane	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$44,377	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$89,474	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$130,464	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,950	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,211	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,651	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.7%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mebane is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mebane is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mebane is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mebane is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,643 $89,474 $178,948

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Mebane median earnings by income bracket

Mebane employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	21.2%	21.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	5.2%	5.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	18.3%	18.3%
Other	25.9%	25.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Efland, NC	823	$159,918	96.6%
Alamance, NC	1,332	$131,759	62.0%
Gibsonville, NC	7,425	$114,453	40.7%
Chapel Hill, NC	64,145	$112,596	38.4%
Elon, NC	12,276	$103,435	27.2%
Mebane, NC	16,152	$89,474	10.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Springfield, MB	16,146	n/a
Dixon, IL	16,145	$69,620	14.4%
Dentsville, SC	16,145	$53,647	34.0%
Warsaw, IN	16,160	$78,619	3.3%
Mitchell, SD	16,163	$66,736	17.9%
Mebane, NC	16,152	$89,474	10.0%

Source: The Mebane, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.