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Lehigh Acres, FL vs Boca Raton, FL

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- Household income in Boca Raton, is 70% more than it is in Lehigh Acres and is 23% above the National Average.
- Lehigh Acres unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Boca Raton unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Lehigh Acres, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,631  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,776$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,507  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lehigh Acres, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lehigh Acres, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.0%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 7 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 Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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