Lehigh Acres is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 33,142 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Lehigh Acres is the 79th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns, Lehigh Acres isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lehigh Acres are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lehigh Acres is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lehigh Acres who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.14%), sales jobs (13.35%), and management occupations (6.59%).

One notable thing about Lehigh Acres is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Lehigh Acres is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.7% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Even though Lehigh Acres is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Lehigh Acres Information and Demographics

In Lehigh Acres, just 11.03% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lehigh Acres in 2000 was $17,186, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,744 for a family of four.

Lehigh Acres is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lehigh Acres home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lehigh Acres is White, followed by African-American. Lehigh Acres also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.44% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lehigh Acres include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Lehigh Acres is English. Some people also speak Spanish.