About Lebanon

Lebanon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 6,907 people and just one neighborhood, Lebanon is the 115th largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns , Lebanon isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lebanon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lebanon is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.18%), sales jobs (12.13%), and management occupations (7.82%).

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.

Because of many things, Lebanon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lebanon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lebanon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Lebanon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.21 minutes every day commuting to work.

Lebanon is a very car-oriented town. 96.5% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Lebanon is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Lebanon has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Lebanon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lebanon Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Lebanon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.31% of adults in Lebanon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lebanon in 2000 was $25,784, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,136 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lebanon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lebanon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include Italian, English, French, Irish, German, Polish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.