Niceville

Population: 16,043
Median household income: $96,611
Median home value: $381,700

Niceville is a community in Okaloosa County, Florida, home to 16,043 residents. At $96,611, its median household income sits above Okaloosa County's $79,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Niceville's population grew 4.3% from 15,386 to 16,043, while its median home value rose 59.8% from $238,800 to $381,700.

Households average 2.70 people. The median gross rent is $1,579.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,043
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $96,611
Median home value: $381,700
Median gross rent: $1,579
Housing units: 6,476
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,386	$76,823	$238,800	$1,117
2020	15,619	$82,219	$248,100	$1,250
2021	15,532	$84,097	$269,800	$1,283
2022	15,804	$92,345	$356,700	$1,511
2023	16,043	$96,611	$381,700	$1,579

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,225	7.6%
5 to 17	2,468	15.4%
18 to 24	1,611	10.0%
25 to 34	1,710	10.7%
35 to 44	2,248	14.0%
45 to 54	1,790	11.2%
55 to 64	2,050	12.8%
65 to 74	1,898	11.8%
75 and over	1,043	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,554	78.3%
Black or African American	891	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	541	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	183	1.1%
Two or more races	763	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,104	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	498	4.6%
High school graduate	2,576	24.0%
Some college or associate's	3,606	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,094	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,965	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,669	76.5%
Carpooled	746	10.1%
Public transit	45	0.6%
Walked	150	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	661	8.9%
Other means	141	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,537	22.8%
15 to 29 min	3,135	46.4%
30 to 44 min	1,329	19.7%
45 to 59 min	318	4.7%
60+ min	432	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,390 of 15,914)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,446	75.1%
Nonfamily households	1,477	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,923	91.5%
Vacant	553	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,286	72.4%
Renter-occupied	1,637	27.6%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,213	80.5%
1-unit, attached	266	4.1%
2 to 4 units	387	6.0%
5 to 19 units	203	3.1%
20 or more units	186	2.9%
Mobile home & other	221	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1248750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 30.5288, -86.4760