Lebanon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,429 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 53rd largest community in Missouri.When you are in Lebanon, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.54% 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, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in sales jobs (11.22%), teaching (8.29%), and office and administrative support (7.54%). One of the benefits of Lebanon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.98 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.The percentage of adults in Lebanon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.86% of the adults in Lebanon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $25,883, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,532 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
