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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Lehigh Acres

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 1 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Population, 2013 – 2024 people
+24% since 2014

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

Compared with Population · people
Lehigh Acres 132K
Lee County 876K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Lehigh Acres · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 132,353 · 2024
First value 102,127 · 2013
Highest 132,353 · 2024
Lowest 102,127 · 2013
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLehigh Acres±Change Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 132,353 3,339 +3.9% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 127,391 3,339 +2.4% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 124,440 2,540 +0.6% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 123,751 2,804 −0.6% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020estimate 124,523 3,086 +0.9% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019estimate 123,378 2,751 +3.5% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018estimate 119,205 2,545 +2.0% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017estimate 116,849 2,390 +4.1% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016estimate 112,279 2,543 +1.8% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015estimate 110,244 2,190 +3.3% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014estimate 106,747 2,357 +4.5% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013estimate 102,127 2,698 652K 20M — 7.3B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Lehigh Acres 119K
2 Brandon 113K
3 Spring Hill 108K
4 Riverview 91,190
5 Town 'N' Country 85,620
6 Kendall 74,631
7 Palm Harbor 61,995
8 Port Charlotte 61,204
9 The Hammocks 60,473
10 Kendale Lakes 58,395
11 Wesley Chapel 55,046
12 University 46,359
13 North Fort Myers 41,690
14 The Acreage 39,656
15 Valrico 38,169
16 South Miami Heights 37,861
17 Land O' Lakes 37,007
18 Merritt Island 36,797
19 Navarre 35,540
20 Carrollwood 35,095
21 Ferry Pass 34,416
22 Fruit Cove 32,994
23 Princeton 30,852
24 Westchester 30,210
25 Lake Magdalene 29,794
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.