Lehigh Acres, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

28%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lehigh Acres	Florida	National
Income per capita	$19,199	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$49,937	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,596	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,162	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,779	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,063	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lehigh Acres is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lehigh Acres is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lehigh Acres is 28% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lehigh Acres is 24% higher than the national average

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$33,288 $49,937 $99,874

City

$32,596 $48,900 $97,800

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Lehigh Acres employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.4%	24.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.4%	0.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buckingham, FL	4,269	$99,939	80.6%
Estero, FL	33,450	$88,803	60.5%
Alva, FL	3,013	$88,222	59.5%
Three Oaks, FL	5,362	$85,223	54.0%
Gateway, FL	10,552	$83,661	51.2%
Lehigh Acres, FL	124,523	$49,937	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Abilene, TX	124,691	$52,518	5.1%
Norman, OK	124,086	$58,111	5.0%
Athens, GA	124,962	$39,713	28.2%
Fargo, ND	123,550	$57,520	4.0%
Simi Valley, CA	125,768	$99,245	79.4%
Lehigh Acres, FL	124,523	$49,937	9.7%

Source: The Lehigh Acres, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).