Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Lebanon County has a population of 144,186 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $242,000, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $78,425.

Home price
$242,000
Income
$78,425
Population
144,186
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$242,000county
Median gross rent$1,110county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,362county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,411county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,112county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,797county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$78,425county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.0%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$56,159county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.37%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8417county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths44.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.5%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment18804county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible43.3%county
Elementary schools19county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population144,186county
Land area in square miles362county
People per square mile of land398.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores35county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store21.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.6%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages12.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents145county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in3,117county
Households that moved away3,032county
Average income of arriving households$59,062county
Average income of departing households$57,599county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year542county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings46.7%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.8 incounty
Annual snowfall23.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.7%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil30.7%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk84.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.6county
Landslide risk63.5county
Hail risk36.9county
Earthquake risk80.9county
Tornado risk70.3county
Tropical cyclone risk86.8county
Extreme heat risk75.7county
Winter weather risk92.0county
Strong wind risk88.3county
Wildfire risk22.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lebanon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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