Lehigh Acres

Population: 127,391
Median household income: $62,330
Median home value: $263,200

Located in Lee County, Florida, Lehigh Acres is a community with a population of 127,391. At $62,330, its median household income sits below Lee County's $73,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Lehigh Acres's population grew 3.3% from 123,378 to 127,391, while its median home value rose 65.6% from $158,900 to $263,200.

The typical home was built around 2002. 17.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 127,391
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,330
Median home value: $263,200
Median gross rent: $1,496
Housing units: 41,224
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	123,378	$48,483	$158,900	$1,094
2020	124,523	$49,937	$169,500	$1,166
2021	123,751	$52,894	$187,400	$1,232
2022	124,440	$59,733	$231,500	$1,398
2023	127,391	$62,330	$263,200	$1,496

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,292	6.5%
5 to 17	26,849	21.1%
18 to 24	11,985	9.4%
25 to 34	17,031	13.4%
35 to 44	16,902	13.3%
45 to 54	17,040	13.4%
55 to 64	12,544	9.8%
65 to 74	9,609	7.5%
75 and over	7,139	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,503	31.0%
Black or African American	22,768	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	109	0.1%
Asian	1,440	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	66	0.1%
Some other race	1,556	1.2%
Two or more races	3,531	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58,418	45.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,402	17.9%
High school graduate	29,678	37.0%
Some college or associate's	23,685	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,987	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,513	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,742	75.0%
Carpooled	6,661	12.0%
Public transit	331	0.6%
Walked	156	0.3%
Bicycle	181	0.3%
Worked from home	5,461	9.8%
Other means	1,099	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,127	10.2%
15 to 29 min	11,217	22.4%
30 to 44 min	16,448	32.8%
45 to 59 min	8,393	16.7%
60+ min	8,985	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 17.2% (21,838 of 126,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,754	74.6%
Nonfamily households	9,801	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,555	93.5%
Vacant	2,669	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,273	68.1%
Renter-occupied	12,282	31.9%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,810	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3,904	9.5%
2 to 4 units	2,005	4.9%
5 to 19 units	780	1.9%
20 or more units	579	1.4%
Mobile home & other	146	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1239925
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 93 sq mi
Water area: 1.51 sq mi
Center point: 26.6127, -81.6388