Lebanon is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,628 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 358th largest community in Illinois.

6.16% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Lebanon. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Public Service and Education industries respectively employ 14.61% and 14.56% of the civilian workforce.

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: 23.02% 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.

Lebanon is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Lebanon to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

Lebanon’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The population of Lebanon is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.70% of adults in Lebanon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $38,263, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,052 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. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.