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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Niceville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The education level of Niceville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.