Lehigh Acres vs North Fort Myers

A side-by-side comparison of Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers: population, income, housing, and more.

Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lehigh Acres has the higher population (127,391 vs 44,189 in North Fort Myers). Lehigh Acres has the higher median household income ($62,330 vs $55,696 in North Fort Myers). Lehigh Acres has the higher median home value ($263,200 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
Population	127,391	44,189
Median age	34.7 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,330	$55,696
Median home value	$263,200	$137,700
Median gross rent	$1,496	$1,155
Housing units	41,224	28,644
Homeownership rate	68.1%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
Population	123,378 → 127,391 (+3.3%)	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$48,483 → $62,330 (+28.6%)	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$158,900 → $263,200 (+65.6%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,496 (+36.7%)	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)

Lehigh Acres

Population

123,378127,391

Median household income

$48,483$62,330

Median home value

$158,900$263,200

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,496

North Fort Myers

Population

42,77044,189

Median household income

$46,964$55,696

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$878$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
Under 5	6.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	6.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	5.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	22.1%
75 and over	5.6%	25.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	17.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	45.9%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
No high school diploma	17.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	37.0%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
Drove alone	75.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.6%
Other means	2.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	82.0%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	49.4%

Poverty & households

	Lehigh Acres	North Fort Myers
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.7%
Average household size	3.30	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	2002	1985