Lebanon is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,672 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 445th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Lebanon was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lebanon economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lebanon, where the median household income is $106,389.00.Lebanon is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lebanon is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in healthcare (16.50%), management occupations (11.94%), and computer science and math (11.12%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 downside of living in Lebanon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.65 minutes every day commuting to work. If knowledge is power, Lebanon is a pretty powerful place. 57.46% of the adults in Lebanon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $63,113, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $252,452 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lebanon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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 Ukrainian, Irish, Italian, German, and Polish. In addition, Lebanon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.68%). The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Slavic languages.
