Niceville is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,919 people and five associated neighborhoods, Niceville is the 167th largest community in Florida.

Niceville is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.98% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 13.85% and 12.51% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Also of interest is that Niceville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Niceville is also a city of artists. Niceville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Niceville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Niceville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Niceville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Niceville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Niceville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the nice things about Niceville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The population of Niceville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.54% of adults in Niceville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Niceville in 2022 was $45,001, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,004 for a family of four. However, Niceville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Niceville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Niceville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Niceville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Niceville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Niceville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.