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Lehigh Acres, FL vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Household income in Vero Beach, is 3% more than it is in Lehigh Acres and is 27% below the National Average.
- Lehigh Acres unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Vero Beach unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Lehigh Acres, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%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$54,311$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,507  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lehigh Acres, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lehigh Acres, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%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 8 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 Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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