Graham vs Mebane

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

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

Mebane has the higher population (18,899 vs 17,537 in Graham). Mebane has the higher median household income ($84,312 vs $54,783 in Graham). Mebane has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $200,600 in Graham).

Population, income & housing

	Graham	Mebane
Population	17,537	18,899
Median age	36.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,783	$84,312
Median home value	$200,600	$295,600
Median gross rent	$990	$1,171
Housing units	8,516	8,185
Homeownership rate	52.2%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham	Mebane
Population	14,925 → 17,537 (+17.5%)	14,952 → 18,899 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$36,310 → $54,783 (+50.9%)	$64,726 → $84,312 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $200,600 (+49.9%)	$189,600 → $295,600 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $990 (+32.5%)	$937 → $1,171 (+25.0%)

Graham

Population

14,92517,537

Median household income

$36,310$54,783

Median home value

$133,800$200,600

Median gross rent

$747$990

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)

	Graham	Mebane
Under 5	6.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	19.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	17.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.8%
75 and over	7.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham	Mebane
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	54.5%
Black or African American	23.5%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham	Mebane
No high school diploma	13.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.7%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham	Mebane
Drove alone	83.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	17.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham	Mebane
1-unit, detached	63.7%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	16.8%
20 or more units	4.8%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Graham	Mebane
Poverty rate	18.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1984	2004