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Population (year 2000): 33,430
Males: 16,200 (48.5%), Females: 17,230 (51.5%)
Elevation: 23 feet
County: Lee
Land area: 94.9 square miles
Zip codes: 33936, 33971, 33972.
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $38,517 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lehigh Acres:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.6%)
- Hispanic (13.4%)
- Black (8.8%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), Irish (12.3%), United States (11.8%), English (10.5%), Italian (7.9%), Polish (2.9%).
For population 25 years and over in Lehigh Acres
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lehigh Acres CDP
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.3%
9.2% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America, 2.4% Europe).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (23.7 miles, pop. 102,286).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (105.9 miles, pop. 226,419).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (969.2 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Alva, FL (7.1 miles), Buckingham, FL (7.4 miles), Charleston Park, FL (7.8 miles), Gateway, FL (8.3 miles), Olga, FL (8.6 miles), Fort Myers Shores, FL (9.9 miles), Tice, FL (13.1 miles), East Dunbar, FL (14.1 miles).
Area code: 239
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (16.5%), Construction (13.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Lehigh Acres:
- LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1500 LEE BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lehigh Acres:
- GULF COAST HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REG MED CENTER (about 17 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lehigh Acres:
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 10 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 32 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
- NAPLES MUNI (about 33 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lehigh Acres:
- PAGE FIELD (about 15 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
- LA BELLE MUNI (about 18 miles; LA BELLE, FL; ID: X14)
- IMMOKALEE (about 22 miles; IMMOKALEE, FL; ID: IMM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lehigh Acres:
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
- FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 100 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
- POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
- NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
Public primary/middle schools in Lehigh Acres:
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,971; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,111; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 984; Grades: PK - 05)
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 959; Grades: PK - 05)
- MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 834; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Lehigh Acres:
- MARANATH PRIVATE SCHOOL INC (Students: 8; Location: PO BOX 81; Grades: KG - 11)
Lehigh Acres compared to Florida state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
- Population density below state average for cities.
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