Lehigh Acres Demographics

PopulationLehigh Acres CDP, FloridaFlorida
Total Population33,43015,982,378
Male48.5%48.8%
Female51.5%51.2%
18 years and over74.0%77.2%
65 years and over19.5%17.6%
Married Persons62.1%54.3%
Single Persons37.9%45.7%
Median Age38.038.7
Average Family Size3.032.98
Ethnicity
White85.8%79.7%
Black or African American9.5%15.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%0.7%
Asian1.2%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.2%
Other4.8%4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)13.4%16.8%
Housing CharacteristicsLehigh Acres CDP, FloridaFlorida
Total Housing Units14,4497,302,947
Median Home Cost$79,400$105,500
Number of Households12,7076,337,929
Persons per Household2.622.46
Economic CharacteristicsLehigh Acres CDP, FloridaFlorida
Median Household Income$38,517$38,819
Per Capita Income$17,186$21,557
In Labor Force59.9%58.6%
Families below poverty level5.8%9.0%
Education CharacteristicsLehigh Acres CDP, FloridaFlorida
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment4,1391,716,991
High School Enrollment1,651845,406
College or Graduate School837886,825
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate38.9%28.7%
Associates Degree5.6%7.0%
Bachelor's Degree6.8%14.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree4.2%8.1%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census