Niceville, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
16,544
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.4
2.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
18.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$102,409
6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$423,500
11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,888
1.25% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Niceville, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Niceville, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Niceville, FL are Northwest Florida State College (1,359 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Niceville, FL was $423,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Niceville, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Niceville, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Niceville, FL is home to a population of 16.5k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.08% of Niceville, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.34k people).

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Niceville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 947 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 710 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Niceville, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Niceville, FL was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Niceville, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.8k ± 883
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    947 ± 777
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    710 ± 259
7.03%
Hispanic Population
1.16k people

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Niceville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 947 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 710 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.03% of the people in Niceville, FL are hispanic (1.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Niceville, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.08%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.34k people
6.02%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
966 people

As of 2024, 8.08% of Niceville, FL residents (1.34k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Niceville, FL was 6.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,208 ± 313
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    530 ± 152
  3. Vietnam
    476 ± 175

Niceville, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Niceville, FL employs 6.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Niceville, FL were Retail Trade (954 people), Public Administration (862 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (789 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,875), Public Administration ($101,726), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,000).

Employment

Occupations

6.89k
2024 Value
± 705
−1.25%
1 Year decline
± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Niceville, FL declined at a rate of −1.25%, from 6.98k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Niceville, FL, are Management Occupations (843 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (704 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (688 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Niceville, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.89k
2024 Value
± 705
−1.25%
1 Year decline
± 14.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Niceville, FL declined at a rate of −1.25%, from 6.98k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Niceville, FL, are Retail Trade (954 people), Public Administration (862 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (789 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Niceville, FL, though some of these residents may live in Niceville, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,964
Median earning men ± $15,459
$35,360
Median earning women ± $4,498

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($131,369), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,500), and Public Administration ($102,400).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,132), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,391), and Construction ($43,102).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Niceville, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Niceville, FL awarded 1,359 degrees. The student population of Niceville, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,042 male students and 3,118 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Niceville, FL are White (856 and 63.5%), Hispanic or Latino (155 and 11.5%), Unknown (126 and 9.35%), and Two or More Races (85 and 6.31%).

The largest universities in Niceville, FL by number of degrees awarded are Northwest Florida State College (1,359 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Niceville, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (736 and 54.2%), Registered Nursing (120 and 8.83%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (56 and 4.12%).

The median tuition cost in Niceville, FL for a public four year colleges is $2,496 for in-state students and $9,552 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,160 students enrolled in Niceville, FL, 39.6% men and 60.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,279 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Radiographer
    16 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    736 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    67 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Niceville, FL was Radiographer with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Niceville, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Northwest Florida State College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,359 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northwest Florida State College with 1,359 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 556 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Niceville, FL, which is 0.692 times less than the 803 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 856 degrees mean that there were 5.52 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 155 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,496) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Niceville, FL was $423,500 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $381,700 to $423,500, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Niceville, FL is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Niceville, FL have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Niceville, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$423,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,012
$4,533
Median Property Taxes
±$536

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Niceville, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Niceville, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Niceville, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$102,409
Median Household Income
± $8,992
6.16k
Number of Households
± 628

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.16k households in Niceville, FL grew to $102,409 from the previous year's value of $96,611.

The following chart displays the households in Niceville, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Niceville, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.33%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Niceville, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Niceville, FL have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Niceville, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Niceville, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Niceville, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Niceville, FL (1.7k out of 16.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Niceville, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.5% of the population of Niceville, FL has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 7.63% on Medicare, 24.8% on non-group plans, and 19.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.46%
Uninsured
33.3%
Employer Coverage
10.8%
Medicaid
7.63%
Medicare
24.8%
Non-Group
19.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Niceville, FL declined by 39.2% from 7.33% to 4.46%.

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