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33973

Lehigh Acres, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
14,392
Median household income
$60,530
People below poverty
31.4%
Median home value
$355,800

Income

The median income of households in 33973 was $60,530. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 23.7
$75,000 to $99,999 21.7
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5
$200,000 or more 0.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 38801
Female 38504

An estimated 87.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,525. 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 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.6
Social Security 16.1
Retirement income 12.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.5
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 31.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 43.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 31.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 43.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.4

In 2020-2024, 30 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 81.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 8.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 51.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33973 in 2020-2024, 71.4% had health insurance coverage and 28.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 32.2% and public coverage was 44.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.3%.


In 2020-2024, 33973 had a total population of 14,392 - 7,363 (51.2%) females and 7,029 (48.8%) males. The median age was 26.5 years. An estimated 36.1% of the population was under 18 years, 41.6% was 19 to 44 years, 12.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33973 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 674 639
5 to 9 387 918
10 to 14 816 657
15 to 19 629 853
20 to 24 682 247
25 to 29 717 840
30 to 34 767 618
35 to 39 566 558
40 to 44 596 391
45 to 49 123 287
50 to 54 229 320
55 to 59 213 287
60 to 64 148 247
65 to 69 122 196
70 to 74 83 102
75 to 79 221 88
80 to 84 26 29
85 and over 30 86

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 22.8% were White; 33.6% were Black or African American; 1.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 13.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 30.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 45.9% of the people in 33973 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 13.3% of the people in 33973 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,984 households in 33973. The average household size was 3.61 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.9% of the households in 33973 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38% of all households, while 14.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 13.1% of all households.

In 33973, 58.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 13.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.9
Cohabiting Couples 12.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29.4% of males and 31.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.9 48.9
Now married, except separated 29.4 31.6
Separated 2.8 2.8
Widowed 2.8 3.2
Divorced 7.2 13.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33973, 288 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 73.3% of the people living in 33973 were U.S. natives. 47.1% of the 33973 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 26.7% of 33973 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 22.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 52.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33973 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 33973.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 96.1
Asia 1.2
Europe 0.9
Africa 0.3
Northern America 1.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33973 in 2020-2024, 53.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 38.3% of people at least five years old; 21.1% 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 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 38.3
Other Indo-European languages 14.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 33973 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.8
Different house, same county 14.8
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 0.3
Abroad 1.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 8.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33973 was 4,557 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 173 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,805. College or graduate school enrollment was 579.

Educational Attainment of People in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.3
High school diploma or equivalency 40.1
Some college, no degree 20.1
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 5.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.9

Disability

In 33973, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33973, 60.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 92.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 3.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,583 92.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 192 3.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 266 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33973 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 22.3
Manufacturing 3.5
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.8
Other Services, except public administration 2
Public administration 0.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33973 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,483 24.5
Service occupations 1,349 22.3
Sales and office occupations 1,206 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,096 18.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 915 15.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 61.3% of 33973 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 61.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.2
Other means 8.5
Worked from home 11

In 2020-2024, 33973 had a total of 4,314 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.3% 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"). 31.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31.5
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33973 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 72.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33973 had 3,984 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 330 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 22.9% while renters occupied 77.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.79.

7.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 19% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33973:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33973 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 0.7
Electricity 95.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 4.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33973 was $355,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 80 % had a mortgage. 20% 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 $1,751 and for owners without a mortgage it was $573.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33973 was $1,618. 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.