Lebanon is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,110 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lebanon is the 174th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lebanon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lebanon is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lebanon who work in food service (14.97%), healthcare (12.74%), and management occupations (11.33%). 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: 10.15% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lebanon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lebanon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Lebanon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Lebanon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.47% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Lebanon in 2022 was $26,395, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,580 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 English, Irish, German, British, and African. The most common language spoken in Lebanon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Slavic languages.
