Nokomis is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,217 people and five associated neighborhoods, Nokomis is the 329th largest community in Florida.

Housing costs in Nokomis are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Nokomis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nokomis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Nokomis 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.

One of the benefits of Nokomis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Nokomis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Nokomis citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.93% of adults 25 and older in Nokomis have a college degree.

The per capita income in Nokomis in 2022 was $56,087, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,348 for a family of four. However, Nokomis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nokomis is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nokomis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nokomis residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nokomis include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

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