Lebanon is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,675 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 445th largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lebanon, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lebanon, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lebanon’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lebanon does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $110,104.00.Lebanon is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 89.31% 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 (16.86%), management occupations (14.12%), and computer science and math (10.78%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 32.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 34.68 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lebanon. 60.03% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $74,441, 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 $297,764 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, German, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lebanon's cultural character, accounting for 25.07% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
