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Electricity rates in Lehigh Acres, Florida

Lehigh Acres, FL ranks 8th of 139 Florida cities for the youngest residents (median age 34.7). Lehigh Acres, Florida has 127,391 residents in 38,555 households; 95.3% heat with electricity.

Lehigh Acres is a census-designated place, a Census Bureau statistical area and not an incorporated city; the figures describe Lehigh Acres as the Bureau draws it.

Lehigh Acres on the map

Lee County with Lehigh Acres markedLeeLehigh Acres

Lee County, with Lehigh Acres marked

Who lives in Lehigh Acres: income, cars, homes

21,838 residents of Lehigh Acres, FL live below the poverty line, and the median age is 34.7. Lehigh Acres, FL homes: 32,517 have 3+ bedrooms, 1,376 none or one, median 5.3 rooms. In Lehigh Acres, FL, 1,662 households own no vehicle and 25,546 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. Of 55,631 workers in Lehigh Acres, FL, 5,461 work from home, 41,742 drive alone, 331 ride transit and 156 walk. In Lehigh Acres, FL, 7,013 of 11,742 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 15,918 households moved in since 2018 and 2,195 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over quickly. In Lehigh Acres, FL, 9,464 of 38,555 households earn under $35,000, 13,887 $35,000-$75,000, 12,516 $75,000-$150,000 and 2,688 $150,000 or more.

Household income in Lehigh Acres, FL

% of households by income, Lehigh Acres, FL

  • Under $35,00024.5
  • $35,000 to $75,00036.0
  • $75,000 to $150,00032.5
  • $150,000 or more7.0
Lehigh Acres, FL households against Florida cities with 30,000+ residents
Lehigh Acres, FLValueRank in Florida (1 = highest)
Lehigh Acres, FL, households under $35,00024.5%57 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, households $150,000 or more7.0%133 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, residents below poverty17.2%23 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, median age34.7132 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, homes with 3+ bedrooms78.9%23 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, households without a vehicle4.3%91 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, households with 2+ vehicles66.3%30 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, workers at home9.8%105 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, cost-burdened renters59.7%73 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, moved in since 201841.3%45 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, moved in before 20005.7%126 of 139

Facts about Lehigh Acres

Residents of Lehigh Acres, FL, ACS 2023
127,39116 of 139 Florida cities with 30,000+
Median household income in Lehigh Acres, FL
$62,330101 of 139 of those cities
Households in Lehigh Acres, FL
38,5553.30 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Lehigh Acres, FL
68.1%26,273 owners and 12,282 renter households
Housing units in Lehigh Acres, FL
41,2242,669 vacant or seasonal
Homes heated by electricity in Lehigh Acres, FL
95.3%36,733 of 38,555 homes
Land area of Lehigh Acres, FL
92.7 sq mi1,374.3 people per sq mi
Bill as share of income in Lehigh Acres, FL
2.9%at 1,104 kWh a month over the $62,330 median household income
Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Lehigh Acres, FL
28NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 22.0 per 100,000 residents
Median year homes were built in Lehigh Acres, FL
20027,553 of 41,224 homes (18.3%) before 1980
Median home value and rent in Lehigh Acres, FL
$263,200$1,496 gross rent a month, 6.82% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Lehigh Acres

Florida Power & Light Co charged Lehigh Acres homes 10.65 ¢/kWh in 2015. Lehigh Acres: 13.71 ¢ in 2024, 29% up. Lehigh Acres: against 22% up for the Florida average.

Lehigh Acres: a 1,104 kWh month at that price. Lehigh Acres: $118 in 2015, $151 in 2024. Lehigh Acres: $1,816 a year, 2.9% of the $62,330 median income.

Lehigh Acres: 10 yearly prices
YearFlorida Power & Light Co, Lehigh AcresLehigh Acres: Gap to Florida averageLehigh Acres: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Lehigh Acres10.65-0.93-2.00
2016, Lehigh Acres10.17-0.81-2.38
2017, Lehigh Acres11.20-0.41-1.69
2018, Lehigh Acres10.83-0.71-2.04
2019, Lehigh Acres11.03-0.67-1.98
2020, Lehigh Acres10.44-0.83-2.71
2021, Lehigh Acres11.23-0.67-2.43
2022, Lehigh Acres13.46-0.44-1.58
2023, Lehigh Acres15.01-0.20-0.99
2024, Lehigh Acres13.71-0.43-2.77

Lehigh Acres, FL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Lehigh Acres, FL price.

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Compare Lehigh Acres with nearby cities

Nearest Florida cities with 30,000+ residents to Lehigh Acres, FL
City near Lehigh Acres, FLDistance from Lehigh AcresResidentsMedian incomeMedian year builtMedian home valueStorm reports within 15 milesWork from home
Lehigh Acres, FL (this page)0 mi127,391$62,3302002$263,200289.8%
Fort Myers, FL11.8 mi west91,730 (-35,661)$62,160 (-$170)2001 (-1 yr)$351,600 (+$88,400)49 (+21)12.9% (+3.1 pts)
North Fort Myers, FL14.7 mi northwest44,189 (-83,202)$55,696 (-$6,634)1985 (-17 yr)$137,700 (-$125,500)40 (+12)11.6% (+1.8 pts)
Estero, FL16.3 mi southwest37,258 (-90,133)$100,459 (+$38,129)2004 (+2 yr)$430,500 (+$167,300)35 (+7)19.8% (+10.0 pts)
Bonita Springs, FL19.9 mi southwest54,830 (-72,561)$90,486 (+$28,156)1997 (-5 yr)$460,600 (+$197,400)36 (+8)17.4% (+7.6 pts)
Cape Coral, FL22.2 mi west206,387 (+78,996)$76,062 (+$13,732)1999 (-3 yr)$339,200 (+$76,000)36 (+8)13.1% (+3.3 pts)

Who supplies Lehigh Acres

Lee County lists 2 utilities for Lehigh Acres, FL (127,391 residents): homes pay 13.54 to 13.71 cents per kWh, about $149 to $151 a month at 1,104 kWh, 2.9% of the $62,330 Lehigh Acres median income. Lee County page.

Cost of living with electricity in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres, FL: 38,555 households at $1,712 a year per home for electricity (Lee County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $66.0 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,763 a year per household.

Home energy cost, Lehigh Acres, FL
Group in Lehigh Acres, FLHouseholdsPower per homePower bill of the groupShare of Lehigh Acres, FL median income
Lehigh Acres, FL, all households38,555$1,712$66.0 million2.75%
Lehigh Acres, FL, homeowners26,273$1,820$47.8 million2.92%
Lehigh Acres, FL, renters12,282$1,417$17.4 million2.27%

Outage risk around Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres, FL, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 24 wind and 4 tornado, 22.0 per 100,000 residents of 127,391. Top gust near Lehigh Acres, FL: 70 knots, 81 mph. Damage near Lehigh Acres, FL: $1.4M.

Reports within 15 miles of Lehigh Acres, FL

wind and tornado reports, Lehigh Acres, FL

  1. 3'15
  2. 9'16
  3. 3'17
  4. 0'18
  5. 2'19
  6. 2'20
  7. 3'21
  8. 2'22
  9. 3'23
  10. 1'24
  11. 0'25
Storm reports near Lehigh Acres, FL
Lehigh Acres, FLWindTornadoTotal
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2015303
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2016819
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2017213
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2019112
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2020202
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2021213
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2022202
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2023303
Lehigh Acres, FL, 2024101

Housing and heating in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres, FL: 7,553 of 41,224 homes were built before 1980 and 25,035 in 2000 or later. Lehigh Acres, FL has 33,810 detached houses, 1,359 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 146 mobile homes.

Age of homes in Lehigh Acres, FL

% of homes by decade built, Lehigh Acres, FL

  1. 0pre-40
  2. 040s
  3. 150s
  4. 660s
  5. 1070s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1190s
  8. 5100s
  9. 710s
  10. 320+

Heating fuel in Lehigh Acres, FL

% of homes by main fuel, Lehigh Acres

  • Electricity95.3
  • No fuel2.1
  • Utility gas1.2
  • Other fuel1.2
Lehigh Acres, FL housing against its county and state cities
Lehigh Acres, FLValueCountyGapRank (1 = highest)
Lehigh Acres, FL, median year built20021995+7 years18 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, built before 198018.3%20.7%-2.4 points99 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, built 2000 or later60.7%42.6%+18.1 points18 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, detached houses82.0%54.8%+27.2 points15 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings3.3%21.7%-18.4 points133 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, mobile homes0.4%9.5%-9.1 points120 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, renter households31.9%26.0%+5.8 points76 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, median home value$263,200$326,300-$63,100113 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, median gross rent a month$1,496$1,597-$101101 of 139
Lehigh Acres, FL, people per household3.302.44+0.864 of 139

Climate and electric heating around Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres is in Lee County, FL. Lehigh Acres: degree days are county values.

Lehigh Acres: 364 heating degree days a year. Lehigh Acres: 4,007 cooling degree days a year.

Lehigh Acres: degree days, electric heat
Lehigh AcresCounty value
Lehigh Acres, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal364
Lehigh Acres, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean277
Lehigh Acres, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal4,007
Lehigh Acres, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean4,350
Lehigh Acres, homes heated with electricity, ACS 2019-202394.1%

Lehigh Acres: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

Analyst note on Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres, FL counts 127,391 residents in 38,555 households, on 92.7 square miles. Household income in Lehigh Acres, FL is $62,330; 26,273 of its 38,555 households own. 36,733 of the 38,555 occupied homes in Lehigh Acres, FL heat with electricity.

Lehigh Acres, FL has 41,224 housing units, 2,669 of them vacant or seasonal. Lehigh Acres, FL ranks 10th of 139 Florida cities for the share of homes heated by electricity (95%). Lehigh Acres, FL ranks 18th of 139 Florida cities for the newest homes (median year built 2002).

Lehigh Acres, FL ranks 27th of 139 Florida cities for the lowest median home value ($263,200).

ZIP codes in Lehigh Acres

ZIP area touching Lehigh Acres, FLShare of the ZIP's land inside Lehigh AcresShare of Lehigh Acres's land in the ZIP
33972 (Lehigh Acres, FL)100.0%27.3%
33974 (Lehigh Acres, FL)100.0%24.2%
33971 (Lehigh Acres, FL)92.2%16.9%
33936 (Lehigh Acres, FL)31.9%12.4%
33976 (Lehigh Acres, FL)100.0%10.0%
33973 (Lehigh Acres, FL)100.0%4.1%
33920 (Lehigh Acres, FL)3.5%2.3%

Census 2020 ZCTA to place land-area overlap. Look up any ZIP.

Florida: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres: what is the electricity rate?

Lehigh Acres, FL has no price of its own; its 127,391 residents are served by one of 2 utilities, and a 1,104 kWh month costs $149 to $151.

Lehigh Acres: how does it rank among Florida cities?

Lehigh Acres, FL: rank 16 of 139 by its 127,391 residents, rank 101 of 139 by $62,330 median income.

Lehigh Acres: how many homes heat with electricity?

Lehigh Acres, FL: 36,733 of 38,555 occupied homes, 95.3%; Lee County 94.1%.

Lehigh Acres: how much income goes to electricity?

At 1,104 kWh a month, 2.9% of the $62,330 median income in Lehigh Acres, FL.

Lehigh Acres: damaging storms reported nearby?

28 NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of the center of Lehigh Acres, FL, 2015 to 2025, 22.0 per 100,000 residents.

How old are the homes in Lehigh Acres?

Lehigh Acres, FL: median home built 2002; 7,553 of 41,224 homes (18.3%) predate 1980, 33,810 are detached and 1,359 sit in buildings of 5+ units.

How many residents of Lehigh Acres, FL live below the poverty line?

21,838 residents.

How big are the homes in Lehigh Acres, FL?

32,517 of 41,224 homes have 3+ bedrooms; median 5.3 rooms.

How many Lehigh Acres, FL households have no car?

1,662 households; 25,546 have two or more.

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Lehigh Acres, FL ranks 8th of 139 Florida cities for the youngest residents (median age 34.7).