City safety & data profile

NicevilleFL

Niceville, FL is a 15K-resident city in Okaloosa County with a median household income of $102,409.

Okaloosa County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Niceville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Niceville has a population larger than 26% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $423,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 27%
By size
$102,409
Median income (place)
$423,500
Median home (place)
10.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Niceville

Niceville posts a median household income higher than 71% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Niceville area.

Top 29%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Niceville

Where Niceville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$102,409 Top 29% higher than 71% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Niceville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Niceville, FL beyond the headline numbers

Niceville sits inside Okaloosa County, Florida, at roughly 30.52°N, -86.48°W. Population 14,714, $102,409 median household income. Median home value $423,500, median rent $1,749. Poverty rate 10.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Niceville, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10.3%, poverty in Niceville, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Niceville runs about 4.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.2% of Niceville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Niceville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,714
Niceville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$102,409
+15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$423,500
Near average
Median Age (place)
38.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Okaloosa County): Niceville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
217K+17%
Median Income
$81,998+50%
Median Home Value
$351,200+93%
Poverty Rate
9.3%-31%
Unemployment
3.4%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Niceville, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,749/mo
Poverty Rate
10.3% -17% vs avg
Unemployment 1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 38.5%
Work From Home 10.2%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 79.6%
African American 5.7%
Asian 4.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.3%
High Blood Pressure
33%
Obesity
29.6%
Physical Inactivity
21.6%
Binge Drinking
17.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.8%
Current Smoking
12.2%
Diabetes
10.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
9.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.9%
Annual Checkup 77%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL
NICEVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Niceville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Niceville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-NICEVILLE · Niceville

Niceville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Niceville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Niceville, FL?
Niceville, FL has a population of 14,714 people, located in Okaloosa County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Niceville?
The median household income in Niceville, FL is $102,409 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.3%.
What is the median home value in Niceville?
The median home value in Niceville, FL is $423,500. Median rent is $1,749/month.
What are the top health concerns in Niceville?
The top health indicators in Niceville include Short Sleep Duration (35.3%), High Blood Pressure (33%), Obesity (29.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Niceville?
Niceville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Niceville?
The median age in Niceville, FL is 38.4 years. 38.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Niceville, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (10.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($102,409 here).

Compare Niceville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Niceville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Niceville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Niceville against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Okaloosa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.