One of the benefits of Lebanon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.15 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Lebanon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Lebanon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.71% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lebanon in 2018 was $21,538, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,152 for a family of four. Lebanon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lebanon is a very 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 Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
