Haw River vs Mebane

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

Haw River 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 2,581 in Haw River). Mebane has the higher median household income ($84,312 vs $67,366 in Haw River). Mebane has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $142,200 in Haw River).

Population, income & housing

	Haw River	Mebane
Population	2,581	18,899
Median age	35.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,366	$84,312
Median home value	$142,200	$295,600
Median gross rent	$870	$1,171
Housing units	1,115	8,185
Homeownership rate	74.7%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Haw River	Mebane
Population	2,458 → 2,581 (+5.0%)	14,952 → 18,899 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$40,560 → $67,366 (+66.1%)	$64,726 → $84,312 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $142,200 (+43.6%)	$189,600 → $295,600 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $870 (+34.3%)	$937 → $1,171 (+25.0%)

Haw River

Population

2,4582,581

Median household income

$40,560$67,366

Median home value

$99,000$142,200

Median gross rent

$648$870

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)

	Haw River	Mebane
Under 5	7.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.6%	20.9%
18 to 24	14.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	17.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Haw River	Mebane
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	54.5%
Black or African American	8.3%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Haw River	Mebane
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Haw River	Mebane
Drove alone	86.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Haw River	Mebane
1-unit, detached	69.1%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	16.8%
20 or more units	6.0%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Haw River	Mebane
Poverty rate	17.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1975	2004