Lehigh Acres, FL Demographic Data
Lehigh Acres, FL Summary
Lehigh Acres is located in Lee County in Florida
- Population: 104,011
- Area: 94.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 92.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.50 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,105.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 16.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lehigh Acres, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
58,237
50%
50.8
Male
57,436
50%
49.2
Total Population
115,673
323,128,000
Lehigh Acres, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
10,596
9.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,596
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,732
8.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,993
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,711
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
16,268
14.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
17,362
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,160
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
7,157
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,130
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
7,597
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,822
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,549
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
82,823
71.6%
77.2
Female
42,622
51.5%
51.3
Male
40,201
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
78,180
67.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
15,221
13.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
11,968
10.3%
15.2
Female
6,409
53.6%
55.8
Male
5,559
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Lehigh Acres, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
111,691
96.6%
96.8
White
85,529
73.9%
72.6
Black or African American
19,878
17.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
151
0.1%
0.8
Asian
1,347
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,786
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,982
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
41,058
35.5%
17.8
Mexican
9,580
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9,405
8.1%
1.7
Cuban
13,538
11.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,535
7.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
74,615
64.5%
82.2
Lehigh Acres, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,960
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,105
11.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
23,791
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
14,293
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,981
11.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,834
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,081
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,065
20.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
56,980
79.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
10,915
15.2%
31.2
Lehigh Acres, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
34,671
39.5%
33.7%
Now Married
36,173
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
10,915
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
1,362
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
4,628
5.3
5.8%
Lehigh Acres, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
65,442
62.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
39,635
37.7%
21.6%
Spanish
32,999
31.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,353
5.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
990
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
293
0.3%
1.1%
Lehigh Acres, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,874
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,516
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,845
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,989
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,206
16.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,710
21.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,865
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,907
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
528
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
347
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
46,904
57,617
Per capita income
17,461
31,128
Lehigh Acres, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
322
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,213
11.9%
9.8
Construction
7,196
13.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,065
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,958
3.8%
6.6
Information
689
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,707
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,577
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,618
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
1,665
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
8,309
16.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,437
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,275
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,677
14.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
12,782
24.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,848
13.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,658
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,066
23.2%
18.1%
Lehigh Acres, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
51,610
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
40,795
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,542
12.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
386
0.7%
2.7
Other means
2,549
4.9%
1.8
Worked at home
1,338
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.1
26.6
Lehigh Acres, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,290
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
10,925
35.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
12,511
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
6,061
19.7%
21.0
Lehigh Acres, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
30,787
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
18,120
58.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
12,667
41.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,008
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.1
0.0%
2.5
Lehigh Acres, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,795
1 room
128
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
456
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,178
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
5,724
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
12,989
35.3%
19.8
6 rooms
9,562
26.0%
17.8
7 rooms
3,644
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,975
5.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,139
3.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lehigh Acres, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,795
1-unit, detached
29,965
81.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,852
7.8%
5.9
2-units
2,388
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
116
0.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
233
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
439
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
489
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
313
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lehigh Acres, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
87
0.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
134
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
633
1.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,595
4.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,447
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,445
9.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,995
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
21,242
57.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
720
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
497
1.4%
1.4%
Lehigh Acres, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Lehigh Acres, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,809
47.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,742
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,251
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,016
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,517
20.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Lehigh Acres, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,053
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,406
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,611
14.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,296
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,285
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
686
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,969
44.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,414
0.0%
0.0%
Lehigh Acres, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
18,120
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
677
3.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,864
15.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,971
38.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,139
28.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,688
9.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
729
4.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
52
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
140,200
205,000
