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Lehigh Acres, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Lehigh Acres is a Census CDP of 132,353 people across 92.70 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $66,890, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $34.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lehigh Acres
What Lehigh Acres is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area92.7 sq mi
- Water area1.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,428
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lehigh Acres
- Population132,353
- Median age34.3
- Population under 1836,329
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over17,171
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households39,470
- Family households29,650
- Share of households that are families75.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lehigh Acres
- Median household income$66,890
- Per capita income$25,707
- Civilian labor force63,467
- Employed60,634
- Unemployed2,833 plus or minus 584
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over83,404
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lehigh Acres
- Housing units42,286
- Occupied units39,470
- Vacant units2,816
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent
- Owner occupied27,618
- Renter occupied11,852
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,657
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.7 percent
- Single family units38,299
- Share single family90.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,774
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent
- Mobile homes192 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lehigh Acres gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute52,780
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,573
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35,949
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.1 percent
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Worked from home11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lehigh Acres (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$34,329,900
- Average approval$562,785
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,098,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported705
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.1 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lehigh Acres, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lehigh Acres (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,623,000
- Average approval$862,300
- Median approval$618,500
- Largest approval$2,735,000
- Jobs supported154
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lehigh Acres, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lee County, not Lehigh Acres
Lee County context, not Lehigh Acres figures
- Establishments in Lee County22,756
- Covered employment, Lee County299,283
- Average annual pay, Lee County$61,578
- Housing units permitted, Lee County15,411
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lehigh Acres.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Lehigh Acres questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lehigh Acres, Florida?
132,353, in 39,470 households. Lehigh Acres CDP covers 92.70 square miles of land, which is 1,428 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lehigh Acres in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lehigh Acres?
$66,890. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,400. Median gross rent is $1,657 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lehigh Acres businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $34.3 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $8.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lehigh Acres, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lehigh Acres borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lehigh Acres. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lehigh Acres figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lehigh Acres.
Is zoning published for Lehigh Acres?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.