With 205 people, Mesic is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 53.7, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $160,500, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mesic
What changed most since 1990
White share30.0% → 47.8%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share69.0% → 51.2%(−17.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age38.6 → 53.7(+15.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mesic, decade by decade
Mesic population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
297
$38,252
$108,003
7.5%
54.2
2000
257
$49,527
$103,834
4.5%
55.4
2010
220
$44,099
$139,973
4.3%
60.2
2020
144
$48,671
$159,868
5.4%
70.8
2024
205
$47,750
$160,500
11.8%
63.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
