Destin vs Niceville

A side-by-side comparison of Destin and Niceville: population, income, housing, and more.

Destin and Niceville are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Niceville has the higher population (16,043 vs 14,018 in Destin). Niceville has the higher median household income ($96,611 vs $89,141 in Destin). Destin has the higher median home value ($455,100 vs $381,700 in Niceville).

Population, income & housing

	Destin	Niceville
Population	14,018	16,043
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$89,141	$96,611
Median home value	$455,100	$381,700
Median gross rent	$1,913	$1,579
Housing units	13,656	6,476
Homeownership rate	69.8%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Destin	Niceville
Population	13,702 → 14,018 (+2.3%)	15,386 → 16,043 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$79,000 → $89,141 (+12.8%)	$76,823 → $96,611 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$332,000 → $455,100 (+37.1%)	$238,800 → $381,700 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,440 → $1,913 (+32.8%)	$1,117 → $1,579 (+41.4%)

Destin

Population

13,70214,018

Median household income

$79,000$89,141

Median home value

$332,000$455,100

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,913

Niceville

Population

15,38616,043

Median household income

$76,823$96,611

Median home value

$238,800$381,700

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Destin	Niceville
Under 5	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Destin	Niceville
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	78.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Destin	Niceville
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	15.7%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Destin	Niceville
Drove alone	73.7%	76.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	2.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Destin	Niceville
1-unit, detached	36.4%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	41.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Destin	Niceville
Poverty rate	7.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1992	1987