Lebanon is a city of 15,270 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $158,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 32% less than in Missouri as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,359, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lebanon
What changed most since 1990
White share97.9% → 91.0%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.2% → 52.1%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.3% → 18.2%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Laclede County
Lebanon's population equals 42% of Laclede County's. Its number of households without a car equals 67% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 59% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.8%(217)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(193)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.3%(314)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 780 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lebanon, decade by decade
Lebanon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,983
$42,198
$94,563
10.3%
5.1
2000
12,155
$50,402
$119,501
12.4%
12.3
2010
14,474
$46,131
$129,328
13.9%
17.7
2020
15,013
$49,888
$127,385
15.9%
27.5
2024
15,270
$48,359
$158,800
18.2%
21.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
