About Lebam

Lebam is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 202 people and just one neighborhood, Lebam is the 291st largest community in Washington.

Lebam is a blue-collar town, with 46.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Lebam is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebam who work in healthcare (15.00%), teaching (10.00%), and sales jobs (8.75%).

Also of interest is that Lebam has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, many people in Lebam have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One of the nice things about Lebam is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Lebam does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lebam Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Lebam with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.45% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lebam in 2000 was $15,831, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,324 for a family of four.

Lebam is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lebam home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lebam is White, followed by Native American. Lebam also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.30% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lebam include German, Irish, Polish, Swiss, English, French, and Dutch.

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