Lebanon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 26,378 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 30th largest community in Pennsylvania. Lebanon has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lebanon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lebanon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in office and administrative support (12.27%), sales jobs (11.11%), and healthcare (7.12%). The citizens of Lebanon are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.70% of adults in Lebanon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $24,321, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,284 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lebanon is an extremely 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. Lebanon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
