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People Statistics · City estimate

Children under 18 in Lehigh Acres

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 34 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Lehigh Acres · Lee County · Florida · United States
−1.6 pp since 2014
Lehigh Acres Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Lehigh Acres
27.4%
Lee County
17.2%
Florida
19.5%

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

The series at a glance Lehigh Acres · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 27.4% · 2024
First value 29.0% · 2013
Highest 29.3% · 2015
Lowest 27.3% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLehigh AcresChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 27.4% −0.1 pp 17.2% 19.5% 22.0%
2023estimate 27.6% +0.2 pp 17.2% 19.6% 22.2%
2022estimate 27.4% −1.1 pp 17.2% 19.6% 22.1%
2021estimate 28.5% +0.6 pp 17.7% 20.0% 22.5%
2020estimate 27.9% +0.6 pp 17.6% 19.9% —
2019estimate 27.3% −1.2 pp 17.8% 20.0% —
2018estimate 28.5% +0.0 pp 18.1% 20.1% —
2017estimate 28.5% −0.4 pp 18.4% 20.3% —
2016estimate 28.9% −0.4 pp 18.6% 20.4% —
2015estimate 29.3% +0.3 pp 18.9% 20.6% —
2014estimate 29.0% +0.0 pp 19.1% 20.8% —
2013estimate 29.0% 19.3% 21.0% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 18
1 Eglin AFB 38.8%
2 Wimauma 35.5%
3 Bell 34.1%
4 Mangonia Park 34.0%
5 Florida City 33.9%
6 Naranja 33.7%
7 Opa-locka 33.3%
8 Fellsmere 33.1%
9 Pembroke Park 32.6%
10 Dover 31.9%
11 Immokalee 31.7%
12 Goulds 31.7%
13 Homestead 31.6%
14 Gibsonton 31.5%
15 Mango 31.4%
16 Nocatee 31.1%
17 Ruskin 30.9%
18 Tice 30.8%
19 Pierson 30.5%
20 Parkland 30.1%
21 Princeton 29.7%
22 Gladeview 29.7%
23 Surfside 29.2%
24 Weston 28.9%
25 Biscayne Park 28.6%
26 Lehigh Acres 28.5%
27 West Perrine 28.5%
28 Wesley Chapel 28.4%
29 Fruit Cove 28.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.