Lebanon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 17,252 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 56th largest community in Indiana.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.83% 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.

Being a small city, Lebanon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Lebanon overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lebanon, 22.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $32,068, 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 $128,272 for a family of four. However, Lebanon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

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