
Illinois · Census place 42496
Lebanon, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Lebanon, Illinois (Lebanon, IL — Census place “Lebanon city”) is 4,431 residents, ranking #353 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $84,766, the median home is worth $146,600 and median gross rent runs $1,125 a month. Looking for the Lebanon Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lebanon, IL: 62254.
- Population
- 4,431Lebanon city residents
- Median household income
- $84,766Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,125Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.9%Owner-occupied households
Lebanon ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lebanon.
The Lebanon IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Lebanon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lebanon city median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 58.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Lebanon city, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Lebanon city is a small town in Illinois, with 4,431 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #353 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 33 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Lebanon city earn a median of $84,766 a year, 7.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 14% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Lebanon city is valued at $146,600, 51.7% below the national figure and 18% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,125 a month, 20% below the national figure, or roughly $13,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 58.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Pittsfield city 4,422
- Peotone village 4,462
- Breese city 4,373
- Fox River Grove village 4,501
- Auburn city 4,357
- Stone Park village 4,504
- Freeburg village 4,336
- Cortland town 4,556
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Lebanon city?
- Lebanon city has 4,431 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #353 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Lebanon city?
- Median household income in Lebanon city is $84,766 a year, 7.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lebanon city?
- Median gross rent is $1,125 a month and the median home value is $146,600, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
- Is Lebanon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lebanon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Lebanon city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.