Arapahoe vs Mesic

A side-by-side comparison of Arapahoe and Mesic: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arapahoe has the higher population (384 vs 206 in Mesic). Mesic has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $136,300 in Arapahoe). Since 2019, Mesic's population has grown faster (+44.1% vs -6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Mesic
Population	384	206
Median age	45.2 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	—
Median home value	$136,300	$164,900
Median gross rent	$1,101	—
Housing units	196	122
Homeownership rate	68.9%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Mesic
Population	410 → 384 (-6.3%)	143 → 206 (+44.1%)
Median household income	$48,036 → $69,792 (+45.3%)	$41,250 → $40,156 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $136,300 (+26.4%)	$133,300 → $164,900 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $1,101 (+60.7%)	$713 → $586 (-17.8%)

Arapahoe

Population

410384

Median household income

$48,036$69,792

Median home value

$107,800$136,300

Median gross rent

$685$1,101

Mesic

Population

143206

Median household income

$41,250$40,156

Median home value

$133,300$164,900

Median gross rent

$713$586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Mesic
Under 5	2.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.0%	9.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	22.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	17.0%
75 and over	6.5%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Mesic
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	49.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Mesic
No high school diploma	2.5%	12.7%
High school graduate	50.5%	60.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Mesic
Drove alone	87.4%	93.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Mesic
1-unit, detached	72.4%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.5%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Mesic
Poverty rate	18.9%	14.6%
Average household size	2.17	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1979	1981