Lebanon vs South Lebanon

A side-by-side comparison of Lebanon and South Lebanon: population, income, housing, and more.

Lebanon and South Lebanon are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lebanon has the higher population (21,216 vs 6,552 in South Lebanon). South Lebanon has the higher median household income ($110,729 vs $78,598 in Lebanon). South Lebanon has the higher median home value ($315,800 vs $257,100 in Lebanon).

Population, income & housing

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
Population	21,216	6,552
Median age	37.3 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,598	$110,729
Median home value	$257,100	$315,800
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,086
Housing units	8,604	2,392
Homeownership rate	62.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
Population	20,642 → 21,216 (+2.8%)	4,337 → 6,552 (+51.1%)
Median household income	$65,477 → $78,598 (+20.0%)	$87,188 → $110,729 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$183,500 → $257,100 (+40.1%)	$237,800 → $315,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $1,067 (+26.1%)	$1,127 → $1,086 (-3.6%)

Lebanon

Population

20,64221,216

Median household income

$65,477$78,598

Median home value

$183,500$257,100

Median gross rent

$846$1,067

South Lebanon

Population

4,3376,552

Median household income

$87,188$110,729

Median home value

$237,800$315,800

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
Under 5	6.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	27.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	19.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.4%	6.7%
75 and over	6.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	76.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	8.9%
Two or more races	3.6%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
No high school diploma	4.9%	7.2%
High school graduate	34.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
Drove alone	77.2%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	14.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
1-unit, detached	60.6%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	9.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Lebanon	South Lebanon
Poverty rate	6.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.55	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1984	2004