Niceville vs Wright

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

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

Wright has the higher population (27,233 vs 16,043 in Niceville). Niceville has the higher median household income ($96,611 vs $67,077 in Wright). Niceville has the higher median home value ($381,700 vs $270,700 in Wright).

Population, income & housing

	Niceville	Wright
Population	16,043	27,233
Median age	39.2 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,611	$67,077
Median home value	$381,700	$270,700
Median gross rent	$1,579	$1,419
Housing units	6,476	11,950
Homeownership rate	72.4%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niceville	Wright
Population	15,386 → 16,043 (+4.3%)	23,965 → 27,233 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$76,823 → $96,611 (+25.8%)	$51,349 → $67,077 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$238,800 → $381,700 (+59.8%)	$168,500 → $270,700 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,579 (+41.4%)	$1,064 → $1,419 (+33.4%)

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

Wright

Population

23,96527,233

Median household income

$51,349$67,077

Median home value

$168,500$270,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,419

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niceville	Wright
Under 5	7.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	18.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.1%
75 and over	6.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niceville	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	55.2%
Black or African American	5.6%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niceville	Wright
No high school diploma	4.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	24.0%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niceville	Wright
Drove alone	76.5%	75.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	13.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	4.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niceville	Wright
1-unit, detached	80.5%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Niceville	Wright
Poverty rate	8.7%	16.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1987	1989