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33971

Lehigh Acres, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
30,790
Median household income
$77,723
People below poverty
13.1%
Median home value
$310,000

Income

The median income of households in 33971 was $77,723. An estimated 1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 16.4
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 19.3
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 6.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50154
Female 40534

An estimated 87.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,475. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.6
Social Security 24.5
Retirement income 14.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.9

In 2020-2024, 17 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 77.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33971 in 2020-2024, 82.9% had health insurance coverage and 17.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.5% and public coverage was 37.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.2%.


In 2020-2024, 33971 had a total population of 30,790 - 16,229 (52.7%) females and 14,561 (47.3%) males. The median age was 34.1 years. An estimated 27.2% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33971 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1018 967
5 to 9 764 1173
10 to 14 1409 1060
15 to 19 1213 1685
20 to 24 1078 1150
25 to 29 1093 962
30 to 34 1074 1277
35 to 39 758 1543
40 to 44 887 1073
45 to 49 1062 1343
50 to 54 980 1092
55 to 59 855 771
60 to 64 883 492
65 to 69 520 422
70 to 74 587 433
75 to 79 240 246
80 to 84 105 397
85 and over 35 143

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 28.4% were White; 21.4% were Black or African American; 2.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 41.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 52.1% of the people in 33971 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 20.9% of the people in 33971 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,469 households in 33971. The average household size was 3.62 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.7% of the households in 33971 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.5% of all households, while 11.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.2% of all households.

In 33971, 43.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.7
Cohabiting Couples 12.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.9% of males and 39.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.3 40.2
Now married, except separated 49.9 39.9
Separated 1.6 2.7
Widowed 1.7 4.8
Divorced 6.4 12.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33971, 1,025 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.3% of the people living in 33971 were U.S. natives. 40.2% of the 33971 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.7% of 33971 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33971 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33971.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.4
Asia 3.5
Europe 2.1
Africa 1.3
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33971 in 2020-2024, 56.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 44.1% of people at least five years old; 24.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 44.1
Other Indo-European languages 11.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 33971 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 4
Different state 0.5
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33971 was 8,246 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 221 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,575. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,450.

Educational Attainment of People in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.6
High school diploma or equivalency 41.7
Some college, no degree 15.8
Associate's degree 14.1
Bachelor's degree 9.7
Graduate or professional degree 4.2

Disability

In 33971, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33971, 66.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,902 87.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,186 7.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 757 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33971 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 14.6
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 3.6
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.3
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33971 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,006 25.3
Service occupations 3,130 19.8
Sales and office occupations 3,436 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,066 13
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,207 20.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.1% of 33971 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 11.8

In 2020-2024, 33971 had a total of 8,958 housing units. Of these housing units, 96.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 96.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.4
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33971 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 91.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33971 had 8,469 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 489 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.4% while renters occupied 21.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.45.

4.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2% and another 26.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33971:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33971 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1.4
Electricity 93.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 2.1
No fuel used 3.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33971 was $310,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74.3 % had a mortgage. 25.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,596 and for owners without a mortgage it was $471.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33971 was $1,874. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.