- Home
- Lehigh Acres
- Statistics
- People
- Children under 18
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
Featured spot available
Your business could be here
First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark.
Take this spot
Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
27.4%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
34 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−1.6 pp
vs Lee County
+10.3 pp
Lee County: 17.2% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Lehigh Acres · Lee County · Florida · United States
−1.6 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
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
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
| Year | Lehigh Acres | Change | Lee County | Florida | United 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.
| # | Territory | Children 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.
People
Statistics: Lehigh Acres
Population
132K
2024
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
551
2024
Median age
34.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
13.0%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
8,603
2025 · Lee County