2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lehigh Acres, FL vs Waterbury, CT

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- Household income in Waterbury, is 8% less than it is in Lehigh Acres and is 41% below the National Average.
- Lehigh Acres unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Waterbury unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Lehigh Acres, FLWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%22.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,631$26,962$37,638
 Household Income$52,894$48,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,507$59,501$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lehigh Acres, FLWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.1%15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.4%10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.6%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.0%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.5%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lehigh Acres, FLWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.5%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%7.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.7%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.4%18.6%13.1%
Reviews for Lehigh Acres    11 Reviews

I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 10 years ago

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