Lehigh Acres is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 114,287 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Lehigh Acres is the 20th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lehigh Acres, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lehigh Acres, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lehigh Acres’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lehigh Acres does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $59,733.00.

One downside of living in Lehigh Acres, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.70 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Lehigh Acres are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.79% of adults in Lehigh Acres have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Lehigh Acres in 2018 was $23,079, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,316 for a family of four. However, Lehigh Acres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lehigh Acres is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lehigh Acres home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lehigh Acres, accounting for 45.85% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lehigh Acres residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lehigh Acres include Haitian, German, Irish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Lehigh Acres has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.82%).

The most common language spoken in Lehigh Acres is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.