Lebanon, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
26,536
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.9
1.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
22.9%
0.239% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$48,456
2.14% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$156,500
9.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,398
1.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lebanon, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Lebanon, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lebanon, PA are Champ's Barber School-Lebanon (13 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Lebanon, PA was $156,500, and the homeownership rate was 46.7%.

Most people in Lebanon, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Lebanon, PA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Lebanon, PA is home to a population of 26.5k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.29% of Lebanon, PA residents were born outside of the country (2.47k people).

In 2024, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Lebanon, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.81k Other (Hispanic) and 3.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Lebanon, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lebanon, PA was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lebanon, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.6k ± 986
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    5.81k ± 1.01k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.34k ± 743
45.4%
Hispanic Population
12k people

In 2024, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Lebanon, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.81k Other (Hispanic) and 3.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45.4% of the people in Lebanon, PA are hispanic (12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lebanon, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.47k people
8.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.32k people

As of 2024, 9.29% of Lebanon, PA residents (2.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lebanon, PA was 8.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    451 ± 170
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    170 ± 104
  3. Korea
    121 ± 115

Lebanon, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lebanon, PA employs 11.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lebanon, PA were Retail Trade (1,968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,842 people), and Manufacturing (1,511 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($75,778), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,086), and Educational Services ($55,281).

Occupations

11.4k
2024 Value
± 985
1.4%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lebanon, PA grew at a rate of 1.4%, from 11.2k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lebanon, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (1,453 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,170 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,148 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lebanon, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

11.4k
2024 Value
± 985
1.4%
1 Year growth
± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lebanon, PA grew at a rate of 1.4%, from 11.2k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lebanon, PA, are Retail Trade (1,968 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,842 people), and Manufacturing (1,511 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lebanon, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lebanon, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,298
Median earning men ± $4,777
$31,857
Median earning women ± $2,813

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,259), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,750), Construction ($60,366), and Public Administration ($48,678).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lebanon, PA awarded 13 degrees. The student population of Lebanon, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 14 male students and 5 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lebanon, PA are Hispanic or Latino (10 and 76.9%), White (2 and 15.4%), and Black or African American (1 and 7.69%).

The largest universities in Lebanon, PA by number of degrees awarded are Champ's Barber School-Lebanon (13 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lebanon, PA are Barbering (13 and 100%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 19 students enrolled in Lebanon, PA, 73.7% men and 26.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 12 records, of which 25% were women and 75% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Lebanon, PA was Barbering with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Lebanon, PA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Champ's Barber School-Lebanon with 13 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 12 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lebanon, PA, which is 12 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 10 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 degrees awarded.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lebanon, PA was $156,500 in 2024, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $143,200 to $156,500, a 9.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Lebanon, PA is 46.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lebanon, PA have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lebanon, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$156,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,221
$5,032
Median Property Taxes
±$611

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lebanon, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lebanon, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

46.7%
Homeownership
2024
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.7% of the housing units in Lebanon, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,456
Median Household Income
± $3,986
10.8k
Number of Households
± 1,003

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.8k households in Lebanon, PA grew to $48,456 from the previous year's value of $47,439.

The following chart displays the households in Lebanon, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lebanon, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.8%)
  2. Carpooled (12.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.44%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Lebanon, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (6.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lebanon, PA have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.576% of the workforce in Lebanon, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lebanon, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lebanon, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

22.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lebanon, PA (5.99k out of 26.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lebanon, PA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.9% of the population of Lebanon, PA has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 33.3% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.12%
Uninsured
33.2%
Employer Coverage
33.3%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
1.75%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lebanon, PA declined by 0.832% from 8.19% to 8.12%.

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