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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Lehigh Acres

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 346 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Lehigh Acres · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
+1.9 pp since 2014
Lehigh Acres Lee County Florida United States World

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

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Lehigh Acres
13.0%
Lee County
28.9%
Florida
21.3%
World
10.4% · 2025

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

The series at a glance Lehigh Acres · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 13.0% · 2024
First value 10.8% · 2013
Highest 13.1% · 2023
Lowest 10.8% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLehigh AcresChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 13.0% −0.2 pp 28.9% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 13.1% +0.1 pp 28.9% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 13.0% +0.5 pp 28.9% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 12.6% +0.4 pp 28.4% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 12.2% −0.3 pp 28.5% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 12.5% +0.6 pp 28.1% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 11.9% −0.2 pp 27.6% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 12.1% +0.4 pp 27.0% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 11.6% +0.4 pp 26.3% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 11.2% +0.2 pp 25.6% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 11.0% +0.2 pp 24.9% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 10.8% 24.3% 17.8% — 7.9%

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
391 Hurlburt Field 0.3%
390 Eglin AFB 2.2%
389 St Leo 2.7%
388 Westlake 4.3%
387 Fellsmere 6.1%
386 Gibsonton 6.9%
385 Immokalee 7.0%
384 Naranja 7.1%
383 Doral 7.5%
382 Mangonia Park 7.6%
381 Homestead 7.9%
380 Biscayne Park 8.0%
379 University 8.6%
378 Wimauma 8.8%
377 Princeton 9.2%
376 North Bay Village 9.3%
375 Dover 9.5%
374 North Lauderdale 9.6%
373 Crawfordville 9.7%
372 Tice 9.8%
371 Three Lakes 9.9%
370 South Bay 10.0%
369 West Perrine 10.1%
368 Laurel Hill 10.2%
367 Haverhill 10.4%
…
339 Bell 12.3%
338 The Acreage 12.3%
337 Town 'N' Country 12.4%
336 Lehigh Acres 12.6%
335 Brownsville 12.7%
334 Miami Shores 12.7%
333 Fruit Cove 12.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.