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. Lebanon has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lebanon, where the median household income is $108,672.00.
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: 30.06% 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.
In Lebanon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lebanon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lebanon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.76% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $70,592, 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 $282,368 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lebanon include Ukrainian, Italian, German, Irish, and Polish.
In addition, Lebanon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.94%).
The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.