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Lee County (Northeast)--Lehigh Acres & North Fort Myers PUMA, FL

229,942 Population
218.8 square miles 1,050.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,533 ±$1,790 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,060 ±$2,880 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.9% ±3.1% (34,195  ±7,368) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

35.9 minutes ±0.4 (2,678,720  ±95,938) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

75,810 ±4,156 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0.2 (229,448  ±10,051) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±2% (2,563  ±1,045) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

88,066 ±4,209 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$329,300 ±$10,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.9% ±2.9% (34,058  ±6,715.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.7% ±2.7% (130,308  ±7,026.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.3% ±1.9% (30,383  ±3,271.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

38.6% ±2.4% (72,677  ±4,634.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 30.6% 6,520,270 (±0.1% / ±25,985.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

27.5% ±2.3% (63,270  ±5,946) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±1.1% (10,397  ±1,915) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,397 Total veterans ±1,915 8,567 Male ±1,750 1,830 Female ±990

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