Burlington vs Mebane

A side-by-side comparison of Burlington and Mebane: population, income, housing, and more.

Burlington and Mebane are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burlington has the higher population (58,599 vs 18,899 in Mebane). Mebane has the higher median household income ($84,312 vs $54,941 in Burlington). Mebane has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $188,700 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Mebane
Population	58,599	18,899
Median age	39.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,941	$84,312
Median home value	$188,700	$295,600
Median gross rent	$1,030	$1,171
Housing units	27,169	8,185
Homeownership rate	54.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Mebane
Population	53,063 → 58,599 (+10.4%)	14,952 → 18,899 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$43,225 → $54,941 (+27.1%)	$64,726 → $84,312 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$134,100 → $188,700 (+40.7%)	$189,600 → $295,600 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,030 (+26.2%)	$937 → $1,171 (+25.0%)

Burlington

Population

53,06358,599

Median household income

$43,225$54,941

Median home value

$134,100$188,700

Median gross rent

$816$1,030

Mebane

Population

14,95218,899

Median household income

$64,726$84,312

Median home value

$189,600$295,600

Median gross rent

$937$1,171

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Mebane
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.8%
75 and over	8.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Mebane
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	54.5%
Black or African American	29.8%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Mebane
No high school diploma	13.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	26.0%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Mebane
Drove alone	79.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	17.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Mebane
1-unit, detached	58.7%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	16.8%
20 or more units	7.2%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Mebane
Poverty rate	18.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1977	2004