Lebanon, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 4,099. Population change since 2000: +15.2%

Males: 1,880	(45.9%)
Females: 2,219	(54.1%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62254.

Estimated median household income in 2006: $44,100 (it was $37,042 in 2000)

Lebanon	$44,100
Illinois:	$52,006

Estimated median house/condo value in 2006: $114,300 (it was $83,100 in 2000)

Lebanon	$114,300
Illinois:	$200,200

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Races in Lebanon:

White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
Black (18.5%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Lebanon: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.3%), English (9.1%), Irish (8.1%), French (4.5%), United States (4.3%), Italian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/28/1874

Elevation: 515 feet

Land area: 2.15 square miles.

Population density: 1910 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lebanon

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lebanon city

Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 47.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 7.9%

113 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

This city:	3.2%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Lebanon, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lebanon to the number of sex offenders is 683 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lebanon:	1.6% ($1,357)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (29.7 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (267.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Summerfield, IL (4.2 miles ), Scott AFB, IL (4.9 miles ), O'Fallon, IL (7.0 miles ), Mascoutah, IL (7.4 miles ), Shiloh, IL (8.0 miles ), St. Jacob, IL (8.4 miles ), Trenton, IL (8.9 miles ), New Baden, IL (9.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $68,500
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $115,000
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $123,700
2000: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $89,400
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $120,700
2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $119,900
2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $106,000
2005: 42 buildings, average cost: $123,000
2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $131,900
2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $132,800

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Latitude: 38.60 N, Longitude: 89.81 W

274 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
173 people in nursing homes

Area code: 618

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Lebanon, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -166 (-4.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (13%)
Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Carpenters (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Lebanon by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	55.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	2	3	4	0	0	1
per 100,000	26.9	28.4	56.8	85.2	113.6	0.0	0.0	24.8
Robberies	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	2
per 100,000	26.9	85.2	28.4	28.4	28.4	56.1	0.0	49.6
Assaults	0	3	1	19	2	4	3	4
per 100,000	0.0	85.2	28.4	539.3	56.8	112.2	82.6	99.2
Burglaries	23	10	9	27	30	37	36	30
per 100,000	619.1	283.8	255.5	766.4	852.3	1037.6	990.6	743.9
Thefts	52	51	48	43	47	33	57	54
per 100,000	1399.7	1447.6	1362.5	1220.6	1335.2	925.4	1568.5	1339.0
Auto thefts	1	1	4	1	3	11	9	4
per 100,000	26.9	28.4	113.5	28.4	85.2	308.5	247.7	99.2
Arson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	28.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	131.1	145.3	141.1	289.2	230.7	173.6	278.5	168.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.93
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lebanon, Illinois

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Lebanon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Lebanon city center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/24/1956, a category 4 tornado 20.0 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lebanon:

ANDERSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARYVILLE, IL)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HIGHLAND, IL)
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Lebanon, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lebanon:

SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 6 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; ID: BLV)
ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 25 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; ID: ALN)
LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 39 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: STL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lebanon:

ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 8 miles; ST JACOB, IL; ID: 3K6)
HIGHLAND-WINET (about 17 miles; HIGHLAND, IL; ID: H07)
ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 24 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; ID: CPS)

College/University in Lebanon:

MCKENDREE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,685; Location: 701 COLLEGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mckendree.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lebanon:

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 13 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 32 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 35 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 36 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)

Public high school in Lebanon:

Lebanon High School (Location: 200 W SCHUETZ ST; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Lebanon:

Lebanon Elementary School (Location: 102 W SCHUETZ ST; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Lebanon:

LEBANON P.L. (Operating income: $57,623; Location: 314 WEST ST. LOUIS ST.; 13,119 books; 243 audio materials; 56 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lebanon: Locust Hills Golf Club (A), E E Voigt Science Hall (B), Deneen Center (C), Old Main (D), Holman Library (E), Ames Dining Hall (F), Melvin Price Convocation Center (G), Clark Hall (H), Wildy Hall (I), Baker Hall (J), Walton Hall (K), Eisenmayer Auditorium (L), Barnett Hall (M), Pearsons Hall (N), Carnegie Hall (O), Lebanon City Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lebanon include: Saint Paul United Church of Christ (A), Bothwell Chapel (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), First United Methodist Church (D), Community Church of God (E), Lebanon Temple Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), In Action For Christ Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery (1), College Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Neverman Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Lebanon include: Leemon Football Field (1), Hypes Soccer Field (2), McAllister Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lebanon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Lebanon compared to Illinois state average:

House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Lebanon (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Main Office Facility at 107 East Schuetz Street, branch established on 1974-10-04. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
First FSB of Mascoutah: 108 W St Louis St Branch at 108 West St. Louis Street, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $82.8 mil, Deposits: $72.6 mil, headquarters in Mascoutah, IL, positive income, 3 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Lebanon mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,982	$23,784	1	$674
Police - Other	1	$1,746	$20,952	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	9	$21,058	$28,077	4	$2,296
Financial Administration	2	$4,714	$28,284	1	$958
Other Government Administration	2	$5,184	$31,104	9	$4,480
Streets and Highways	4	$9,522	$28,566	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$7,772	$31,088	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$3,964	$23,784	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		4	$2,054
Totals for Government	24	$55,942	$27,971	19	$10,462

Lebanon government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
Charges - Sewerage: $402,000
All Other: $31,000

Parks & Recreation: $0
Current Operations - Police Protection: $522,000
Water Utilities: $376,000

Regular Highways: $309,000

Sewerage: $228,000

General - Other: $191,000

General Public Buildings: $149,000

Health Services - Other: $94,000

Libraries: $54,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $166,000
Interest Earnings: $58,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $763,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,710,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $462,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $588,000
Highways: $99,000

All Other: $18,000
Tax - Property: $190,000
Public Utilities: $151,000

NEC: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $828,000

6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,296 average AGI)
St. Clair County: 0.29%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, IL	0.98% ($32,037 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.53% ($40,693)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.37% ($33,103)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,651 average AGI)
St. Clair County: 0.21%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, IL	0.96% ($36,962 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.48% ($40,909)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.36% ($27,370)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lebanon:

KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
WCBW (880 AM; 2 kW; HIGHLAND, IL; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WEW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lebanon:

WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KMJM-FM (104.9 FM; COLUMBIA, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WCXO (96.7 FM; CARLYLE, IL; Owner: CLINTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFTK-FM1 (97.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WDLJ (97.5 FM; BREESE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF BREESE, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Lebanon:

WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Lebanon fatal accident list for 2003:
Apr 2, 2003 04:57 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Lebanon fatal accident list for 1998:
Jul 23, 1998 07:33 AM, Cherry St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Lebanon fatal accident list for 1997:
Jan 3, 1997 01:99 AM, 50, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Lebanon fatal accident list for 1995:
Aug 31, 1995 08:35 AM, 50, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Lebanon fatal accident list for 1986:
Sep 12, 1986 09:29 AM, Main, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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