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. Much of the housing stock in Lehigh Acres was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lehigh Acres economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lehigh Acres, where the median household income is $59,733.00.

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 36.70 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: 15.79% of adults in Lehigh Acres have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Lehigh Acres in 2022 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.