Language Spoken At Home in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 87,879 | 100% |
English only | 54,704 | 62.2% |
Language other than English | 33,175 | 37.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,598 | 17.7% |
Spanish | 26,408 | 30.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,554 | 14.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,233 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,955 | 3.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 402 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 89 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 132 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 95,767 | 100% |
American | 12,450 | 13.0% |
Arab | 146 | 0.2% |
Czech | 263 | 0.3% |
Danish | 167 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,261 | 1.3% |
English | 5,285 | 5.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,137 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 603 | 0.6% |
German | 9,772 | 10.2% |
Greek | 184 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 292 | 0.3% |
Irish | 7,016 | 7.3% |
Italian | 5,293 | 5.5% |
Lithuanian | 147 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 576 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,857 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 339 | 0.4% |
Russian | 205 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 371 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 1,052 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 213 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 224 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 675 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 173 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 109 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 606 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8,727 | 9.1% |
Households By Type in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 29,226 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 21,450 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,205 | 38.3% |
Married-couple family | 14,322 | 49.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,573 | 22.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,060 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,239 | 4.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,068 | 17.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,393 | 11.6% |
Nonfamily households | 7,776 | 26.6% |
Householder living alone | 5,987 | 20.5% |
65 years and over | 2,203 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,474 | 42.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,700 | 22.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 95,595 | 100% |
Householder | 29,226 | 30.6% |
Spouse | 14,260 | 14.9% |
Child | 35,485 | 37.1% |
Other relatives | 10,214 | 10.7% |
Nonrelatives | 6,410 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 2,822 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 34,887 | 100% |
Never married | 12,575 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 16,482 | 47.2% |
Separated | 930 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 710 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 4,190 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,965 | 100% |
Never married | 10,780 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 16,232 | 43.9% |
Separated | 1,891 | 5.1% |
Widowed | 2,959 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 5,103 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,655 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 693 | 41.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,325 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 853 | 25.7% |
Less than 1 year | 73 | 2.2% |
1 or 2 years | 456 | 13.7% |
3 or 4 years | 62 | 1.9% |
5 or more years | 262 | 7.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 853 | 100% |
Who are female | 549 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 664 | 77.8% |
School Enrollment in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 27,579 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,416 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 1,957 | 7.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,717 | 46.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,798 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 5,691 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 58,719 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,660 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,998 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,152 | 37.7% |
Some college, no degree | 12,333 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 4,654 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,685 | 9.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,237 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.5% |
Veteran Status in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 67,551 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,982 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 95,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,491 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 28,173 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,028 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 57,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,089 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 10,095 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,374 | 43.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 94,574 | 100% |
Same house | 67,621 | 71.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 25,914 | 27.4% |
Same county | 18,502 | 19.6% |
Different county | 7,412 | 7.8% |
Same state | 4,289 | 4.5% |
Different state | 3,123 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 1,039 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 95,767 | 100% |
Native | 73,879 | 77.1% |
Born in United States | 69,516 | 72.6% |
State of residence | 34,392 | 35.9% |
Different state | 35,124 | 36.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,363 | 4.6% |
Foreign born | 21,888 | 22.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,888 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,367 | 38.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,521 | 61.8% |
Year of Entry in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 26,251 | 100% |
Native | 4,363 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 289 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,074 | 93.4% |
Foreign born | 21,888 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 813 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,075 | 96.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lehigh Acres
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,888 | 100% |
Europe | 1,283 | 5.9% |
Asia | 559 | 2.6% |
Africa | 78 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 19,660 | 89.8% |
Northern America | 296 | 1.4% |