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32578 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32578 covers Niceville, Florida, with a population of about 33,948 and a median household income of $105,858.

Population
33,9481,465 per square mile
Median age
42.63.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,8581.5× the Florida median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$440,990up 15.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,7441.1× the Florida median
Degree or higher
45%10 points above the US average
Homeownership
78%13 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
836

Where 32578 is

Niceville, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population33,948
Median age42.6
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US7.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.2%
White (non-Hispanic)79%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Veterans24.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$105,858
Income per person$51,021
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more17.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,050
Mean adjusted gross income$108,157
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.5%
Returns, $200k or more12.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$414,900
Median gross rent$1,744
Rent as a share of household income30.4%
Owner-occupied78%
Vacant homes7.9%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house82.3%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home2.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$440,990as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.1%
Typical asking rent$2,259as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 20.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 72.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$450,605$154,767

$154,767 in 2000 to $440,990 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,259$1,247

$1,247 in 2015 to $2,259 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments836
People employed7,119
Annual payroll$335,093,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 89.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.3 out of 100
Community resilience32.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding86.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$105,858$71,711$78,538
Income per person$51,021$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$414,900$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,744$1,564$1,348
Homeownership78%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.2%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US7.6%21.4%13.9%
Median age42.642.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNICEVILLE, FL US1.9 km away
Rain in a year73 in

Average high and low by month

January61.2°F / 38°F5.86 in rain
February64.7°F / 40.8°F5.25 in rain
March70.2°F / 46.4°F5.35 in rain
April76.2°F / 53°F5.99 in rain
May83.5°F / 61.4°F3.78 in rain
June88.2°F / 69.4°F6.79 in rain
July89.9°F / 71.7°F8.91 in rain
August89.7°F / 71.5°F9.21 in rain
September87.1°F / 67.6°F6.97 in rain
October80.2°F / 56.5°F4.6 in rain
November70.7°F / 45.1°F4.97 in rain
December63.8°F / 41°F5.68 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Okaloosa County School District97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Walton County School District2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32580 Valparaiso, FL2 km away
32579 Shalimar, FL11.7 km away
32542 Eglin Afb, FL12.4 km away
32541 Destin, FL13.6 km away
32540 Destin, FL13.8 km away
32547 Fort Walton Beach, FL15.7 km away
32549 Fort Walton Beach, FL16.9 km away
32548 Fort Walton Beach, FL17.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Okaloosa County97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Walton County2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.17 sq mi
Water area4.21 sq mi
Population density1,465 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.5169, -86.4822

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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