Lehigh Acres is a relatively large 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 $62,330.00.Lehigh Acres is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lehigh Acres is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lehigh Acres who work in sales jobs (11.78%), office and administrative support (10.14%), and food service (6.63%). A relatively large number of people in Lehigh Acres telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Lehigh Acres is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lehigh Acres, the average commute to work is 36.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Lehigh Acres are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.57% of adults in Lehigh Acres have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Lehigh Acres in 2022 was $24,257, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,028 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 45.86% 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. Lehigh Acres also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.25%. The most common language spoken in Lehigh Acres is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
