Demographics of Niceville city, Florida

Niceville city, Florida had 17,948 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,091 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Niceville city, in four figures

17,948
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,544 ±43.; +13.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,091 people.; 38.4 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,409 ±$8,992
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Niceville city, Florida's population grew 13.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Niceville city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Niceville city, Florida's population grew 13.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Niceville city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,857	100.0	100.0
2021	16,053	101.2	100.2
2022	16,316	102.9	100.7
2023	16,632	104.9	101.6
2024	17,879	112.8	102.5
2025	17,948	113.2	103.1

Population of Niceville city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,857	—
2021	16,053	+196
2022	16,316	+263
2023	16,632	+316
2024	17,879	+1,247
2025	17,948	+69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±3.3: for men 36.4 ±3.2 and for women 40.6 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Niceville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	1,334 ±371	8.1% ±2.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,433 ±484	14.7% ±2.9	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,245 ±341	7.5% ±2.1	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,510 ±570	27.3% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,006 ±487	24.2% ±2.9	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,016 ±402	18.2% ±2.4	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,409 ±$8,992, and income per person $45,001 ±$3,890, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Niceville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	595 ±226	9.7% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	869 ±255	14.1% ±4.1	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	770 ±241	12.5% ±3.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	804 ±196	13.1% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,273 ±310	20.7% ±4.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	772 ±196	12.5% ±3.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,072 ±217	17.4% ±3.4	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Niceville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,704 ±640	10.3% ±3.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	613 ±264	16.4% ±6.5	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	751 ±348	9.0% ±4.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	340 ±144	7.8% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Niceville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Niceville city	Florida	United States
Housing units	6,784 ±403	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±7.2	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±4.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±4.7	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$423,500 ±$27,012	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,749 ±$167	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Niceville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,163 ±381	7.0% ±2.3	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,780 ±883	77.2% ±5.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	170 to 1,724	1.0% to 10.4%	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	684 ±319	4.1% ±1.9	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 366	< 0.1% to 2.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	786 ±273	4.8% ±1.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Niceville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	4,692 ±705	28.4% ±4.3	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,498 ±657	57.4% ±4.0	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,017 ±351	6.1% ±2.1	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,337 ±357	8.1% ±2.2	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	911 ±234	5.5% ±1.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	190 to 662	1.1% to 4.0%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Niceville city among the places of Florida

246th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Niceville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake Wales city	16,785 ±37
Lady Lake town	16,675 ±22
Gladeview CDP	16,655 ±2,022
Yulee CDP	16,648 ±1,492
Minneola city	16,598 ±24
Niceville city	16,544 ±43
Longwood city	16,337 ±33
Opa-locka city	16,282 ±28
Marco Island city	16,205 ±20
Azalea Park CDP	16,180 ±1,501
Palmetto Estates CDP	16,129 ±2,179

Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Places in Florida by median household income
No. 63 Places in Florida by median rent
No. 67 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 94 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 97 Places in Florida by per capita income
No. 99 Places in Florida by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026