Cities / Florida / Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres, FL

132,353 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, high 94°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Fort Myers)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 16.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RSW

10 mi — Southwest Florida International Airport

Population & People

Population

132,353

Median age

34.3

Median household income

$66,890

Poverty rate

17.1%

Unemployment rate

4.5%

Bachelor's degree+

14.3%

Avg. commute

34 min

Hispanic or Latino

49.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$292,400

Median gross rent

$1,657/mo

Homeownership rate

69.97%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,961

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lee County, 14 mi from Lehigh Acres), 2026. Efficiency $1629, 1BR $1638, 2BR $1961, 3BR $2560, 4BR $2836. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RSW

Southwest Florida International Airport

10 mi away

SRQ

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

78 mi away

DJT

President Donald J. Trump International Airport

95 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).