was $35,492. Males had a median income of $25,202 versus $19,935 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,186. By 2016, this figure rose to $17,222. About 9.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. By 2017, median household income was $46,649. Languages As of 2000, 84.52% of residents spoke English as their first language, while 11.81% spoke Spanish, 1.34% spoke German, and 0.83% spoke French as their mother tongue. In total, 15.47% of the total population spoke languages other than English. Public transportation Lehigh Acres is served by LeeTran buses. References External links Hubert B. Stroud and William M. Spikowski, "Planning in the Wake of Florida Land Scams", Journal of Planning Education and Research (includes Lehigh Acres as redevelopment model) Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated places established in 1954