Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lebanon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.52 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Lebanon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Lebanon have a very low rate of college education: just 8.28% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $21,335, 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 $85,340 for a family of four. Lebanon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.56% 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.
