Lebanon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 16,982 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 56th largest community in Indiana.Lebanon is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lebanon is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in management occupations (11.43%), sales jobs (9.85%), and office and administrative support (9.55%). A relatively large number of people in Lebanon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.39% 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. Being a small city, Lebanon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Lebanon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.67% of adults in Lebanon have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $30,800, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,200 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
