CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lebanon

Pennsylvania · 24,800 residents · 4.17 sq mi

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With 24,800 people, Lebanon is a city in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $44,400. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 26%. Households take in $21,619 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,800

+1%vs 2000

vs 24,461 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,848)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,601)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,535)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,539)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,813)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(4,320)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(3,205)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(2,166)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,413)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(2,517)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(1,427)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(416)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,619

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,259 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,203

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,584 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$312

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.2% in 2000

47.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.9%(19,297)

Black2.5%(610)

Hispanic / Latino16.4%(4,019)

Asian1%(246)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(23,294)

Black1.6%(400)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(1,650)

Asian1.3%(321)

Other3.2%(785)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican28.2%(7,477)

Dominican10.4%(2,766)

Mexican2.3%(621)

Central American1.8%(478)

Salvadoran1.4%(366)

Cuban0.4%(107)

South American0.4%(102)

Colombian0.3%(81)

Guatemalan0.3%(69)

Honduran0.1%(24)

Peruvian0.1%(21)

Panamanian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(113)

Chinese0.4%(103)

Indonesian0.2%(44)

Asian Indian0.1%(33)

Taiwanese0.1%(17)

Filipino0%(11)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Ancestry

German20.9%(5,539)

Irish8.6%(2,276)

Italian5.9%(1,561)

American3.6%(959)

English3.2%(854)

Polish1.6%(434)

Dutch1.2%(320)

Subsaharan African0.9%(227)

West Indian0.6%(167)

Haitian0.6%(158)

Welsh0.6%(146)

Arab0.5%(145)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(139)

Hungarian0.5%(135)

Slovak0.5%(127)

Swedish0.5%(120)

Czech0.4%(115)

Moroccan0.4%(99)

Lithuanian0.4%(95)

Ukrainian0.3%(90)

French0.3%(89)

Swiss0.2%(60)

Guyanese0.2%(57)

Greek0.2%(47)

Egyptian0.2%(46)

Austrian0.2%(44)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(38)

Nigerian0.1%(21)

Romanian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

British0.1%(17)

Danish0%(13)

Serbian0%(13)

Australian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.1%(4,600)

Married41.1%(4,290)

Widowed2.8%(291)

Divorced12%(1,248)

Women 15+

Never married37.1%(4,082)

Married39%(4,294)

Widowed8.4%(922)

Divorced15.5%(1,703)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.9%(170)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(142)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(451)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.3%(121)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,070 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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