Lebanon is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 15,044 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 22nd largest community in New Hampshire.Lebanon is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lebanon is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in healthcare (15.85%), office and administrative support (11.34%), and teaching (10.09%). 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. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lebanon has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Lebanon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.97% 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. One of the benefits of Lebanon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.04 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.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lebanon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lebanon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.76% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $51,134, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,536 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lebanon is a somewhat 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
