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West Lebanon, IN

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Overview


West Lebanon is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 692 people and just one neighborhood, West Lebanon is the 371st largest community in Indiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, West Lebanon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.30% of the West Lebanon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, West Lebanon is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Lebanon who work in sales jobs (11.05%), office and administrative support (10.50%), and management occupations (7.73%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Lebanon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Lebanon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In West Lebanon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, West Lebanon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of West Lebanon has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.17% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in West Lebanon in 2022 was $35,100, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,400 for a family of four.

The people who call West Lebanon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Lebanon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in West Lebanon include English, German, Swedish, Scottish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in West Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in West Lebanon, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 17 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.3% of America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in West Lebanon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 22.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 40.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.5%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in West Lebanon, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (4.1%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (20.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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