Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,935
| This zip code: | $46,935 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27258, 27243, 27253, 27231, 27217, 27278.
Housing units in zip code 27302 with a mortgage: 3,426 (323 second mortgage, 627 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,141
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,201
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $316
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 387
- 1995 to 1998: 1,777
- 1990 to 1994: 1,050
- 1980 to 1989: 1,842
- 1970 to 1979: 1,402
- 1960 to 1969: 927
- 1950 to 1959: 833
- 1940 to 1949: 397
- 1939 or earlier: 594
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mebane, NC (27302): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 160
- 2 bedrooms: 1,490
- 3 bedrooms: 4,078
- 4 bedrooms: 705
- 5 or more bedrooms: 159
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 362
- 2 bedrooms: 941
- 3 bedrooms: 534
- 4 bedrooms: 60
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Vehicles available in 27302 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 232
- 1 vehicle: 1,724
- 2 vehicles: 2,672
- 3 vehicles: 1,333
- 4 vehicles: 501
- 5 or more vehicles: 130
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 202
- 1 vehicle: 958
- 2 vehicles: 661
- 3 vehicles: 101
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27302:
- Less than $10,000: 253
- $10,000 to $14,999: 127
- $15,000 to $19,999: 127
- $20,000 to $24,999: 137
- $25,000 to $29,999: 149
- $30,000 to $34,999: 112
- $35,000 to $39,999: 93
- $40,000 to $49,999: 171
- $50,000 to $59,999: 159
- $60,000 to $69,999: 140
- $70,000 to $79,999: 174
- $80,000 to $89,999: 226
- $90,000 to $99,999: 243
- $100,000 to $124,999: 953
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1,234
- $150,000 to $174,999: 830
- $175,000 to $199,999: 712
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1,019
- $250,000 to $299,999: 750
- $300,000 to $399,999: 748
- $400,000 to $499,999: 186
- $500,000 to $749,999: 190
- $750,000 to $999,999: 33
- $1,000,000 or more: 49
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27302:
- Less than $100: 37
- $100 to $149: 62
- $150 to $199: 9
- $200 to $249: 72
- $250 to $299: 32
- $300 to $349: 124
- $350 to $399: 123
- $400 to $449: 202
- $450 to $499: 157
- $500 to $549: 259
- $550 to $599: 210
- $600 to $649: 102
- $650 to $699: 260
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 56
- $800 to $899: 158
- $1,000 to $1,249: 25
- No cash rent: 290
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $134,293.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,284
- Black or African American householders: $139,160
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,065
- Asian householders: $19,010
- Some other race householders: $154,064
- Two or more races householders: $99,769
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $123,799
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,897 (it was $100,400 in 2000)
| 27302: | $150,897 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,843 - $239,852
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $218,570| Here: | $218,570 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $499,302| Here: | $499,302 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,250| Here: | $89,250 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,104| Here: | $115,104 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $44,339| Here: | $44,339 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $48,806 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,168
- One, attached: 65
- Two: 57
- 3 or 4: 212
- 5 to 9: 622
- 10 to 19: 62
- 20 to 49: 107
- 50 or more: 23
- Mobile homes: 1,875
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,775 (82%)
- Carpooled: 1,501 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 16 (0%)
- Walked: 73 (1%)
- Other means: 96 (1%)
- Worked at home: 246 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 282
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1206
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1454
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1482
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1523
- 25 to 29 minutes: 802
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1630
- 35 to 39 minutes: 396
- 40 to 44 minutes: 469
- 45 to 59 minutes: 796
- 60 to 89 minutes: 250
- 90 or more minutes: 198
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 21,979
- In family households: 19,315 (4,949 male householders, 1,414 female householders)
5,000 spouses, 6,551 children (6,052 natural, 198 adopted, 301 stepchildren), 392 grandchildren, 194 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 300 other relatives, 403 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,664 (1,109 male householders (853 living alone)), 1,174 female householders (1,089 living alone)), 381 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 177 (142 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,675 2-persons, 1,626 3-persons, 1,363 4-persons, 431 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,942 1-person, 307 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 2 6-persons.
3,842 married couples with children.
1,335 single-parent households (289 men, 1,046 women).
93.6% of residents of 27302 zip code speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 16% well, 29% not well, 13% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 9% well, 9% not well, 3% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% very well, 22% well, 41% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (41% very well, 59% not well).
Foreign born population: 891 (4.0%)
(32.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (59%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Portugal (7%)
- Canada (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Other Eastern Africa (2%)
- Germany (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 407
- 1990 to 1994: 106
- 1985 to 1989: 66
- 1980 to 1984: 62
- 1975 to 1979: 57
- 1970 to 1974: 45
- 1970 to 1974: 91
- 1965 to 1969: 57
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White population: 16,713
Black population: 4,501
American Indian population: 69
Asian population: 81
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 385
Two or more races population: 250

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4829 |
|  United States or American: 3376 |
|  English: 1854 |
|  German: 1205 |
|  Irish: 1125 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 400 |
|  Italian: 389 |
|  Scottish: 239 |
|  French (except Basque): 231 |
|  Polish: 203 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 187 |
|  European: 187 |
|  African: 187 |
|  Dutch: 143 |
|  Portuguese: 107 |
|  French Canadian: 71 |
|  Welsh: 70 |
|  Swedish: 67 |
|  British: 66 |
|  Norwegian: 50 |
|  Russian: 39 |
|  Canadian: 39 |
|  Greek: 27 |
|  Lithuanian: 26 |
|  Ukrainian: 25 |
|  Hungarian: 24 |
|  Danish: 18 |
|  Czech: 18 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 18 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 14 |
|  Scandinavian: 12 |
|  Iranian: 9 |
|  Arab:: 9 |
|  Croatian: 9 |
|  Egyptian: 9 |
|  Slavic: 9 |
|  Latvian: 8 |
|  Eastern European: 8 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6 |
|  Jamaican: 6 |
|  Alsatian: 5 |
|  Guyanese: 3 |
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,365
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15339
- Northeast: 1668
- Midwest: 832
- South: 2874
- West: 361
60% of the 27302 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 14,650. Population change in the 1990s: +7,355 (+50.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 295
| Here: | 10.5% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 127
| Here: | 12.2% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 96
| Here: | 15.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MEBANE, NC):
- DANIELS CONSULTING, INC (506 N FIFTH STREET; small business): $374,333 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2003
$364,000 with Army for Natural Resource Studies. Signed on 2001-09-26. Completion date: 2002-09-26.
$29,982, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-18. Completion date: 2002-12-16.
$-19,649, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2002-12-16.
- WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQP (1394 S THIRD ST): $241,736 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Waste Disposal Equipment, Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems, Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies, Fire Fighting Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency, Department of State, Air Force, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $104,000; 2001: $131,976; 2002: $0; 2003: $5,760; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$73,976 with Defense Logistics Agency for Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2001-01-13. Completion date: 2001-02-10.
$69,000 with Department of State for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$35,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
$30,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-02-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
- MAJORPOWER CORPORATION (7011 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE; small business): $197,724 in 19 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Transformers: Distribution and Power Station, Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Converters, Electrical, Rotating, ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices, and more by Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $42,245; 2003: $83,581; 2004: $8,883; 2005: $43,761; 2006: $19,254.
Biggest contracts:
$57,918 with Army for Transformers: Distribution and Power Station. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
$42,245 with Navy for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2002-12-19. Completion date: 2003-10-22.
$14,995 with Army for Converters, Electrical, Rotating. Signed on 2005-05-16. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
$13,894 with Army for ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2006-04-10. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
- SOUTHERN MICROSCOPE INC (104 W CLAY ST; small business): $40,040 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$20,680 with Navy for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-12-06. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$19,360 with Navy for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ARMACELL LLC (7600 OAKWOOD ST)
237 employees, $0 revenue
$2,038 with Federal Supply Service for Wallboard, Building Paper, and Thermal Insulation Materials. Signed on 2003-02-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 140 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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