Lebanon is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,672 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 445th largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lebanon, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lebanon, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lebanon’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lebanon does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $106,389.00.
Also of interest is that Lebanon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Lebanon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Lebanon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lebanon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lebanon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.46% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $63,113, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $252,452 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lebanon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lebanon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lebanon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include Ukrainian, Irish, Italian, German, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lebanon's cultural character, accounting for 27.68% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Slavic languages.