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The ACS estimates about 4,930, give or take 481 civilian veterans in St. Clair County.
By ACS estimates, St. Clair County has the 20th largest veteran population among Alabama's 67 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
St. Clair County
Alabama
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
33 percent
below the Alabama share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
14 percent
below the Alabama share; above the national share.
17 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in St. Clair County number about 1,230, give or take 209; their 25 percent share is above Alabama's 22 percent.
Veterans under 35 in St. Clair County number about 503, give or take 220; their 10 percent share is above Alabama's 8 percent.
St. Clair County has about 434, give or take 144 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Alabama.
Income, work and education in St. Clair County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
St. Clair County
Alabama
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$49,531 ± $4,283
$53,265 ± $760
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$37,930 ± $1,659
$33,632 ± $211
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.7% ± 1.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
30.9% ± 5.4 points
33.0% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
75.5% ± 6.9 points
70.3% ± 0.9 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.1% ± 3.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.1% ± 3.4 points
95.2% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
20.5% ± 4.8 points
30.9% ± 0.6 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 5,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in St. Clair County
VA reports 2,139 veterans in St. Clair County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 294 VA-backed home loans out of 2,689 home loans made in St. Clair County (10.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Cleanup and former military sites in St. Clair County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to St. Clair County.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Birmingham/Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby Counties CoC counted 80 veterans experiencing homelessness (60 sheltered, 20 unsheltered).
AL-500 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 91 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
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