Lebanon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,436 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 72nd largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Lebanon, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.89% of Lebanon’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Lebanon is a city of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in office and administrative support (13.21%), healthcare (7.03%), and management occupations (6.44%). One of the benefits of Lebanon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.15 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Lebanon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Lebanon with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.71% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $21,538, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,152 for a family of four. Lebanon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.Lebanon is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
