Pueblo County, CO Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address
Find veterans benefits contacts for Pueblo County, Colorado.
If you live in Pueblo County, free claims help is available from an accredited VSO representative through the Pueblo County Veterans Service Office in Pueblo; confirm availability before traveling. The Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs county VSO locator and the listed DAV, American Legion, VFW, AMVETS and PVA contacts are referral routes to find a current representative and arrange benefits assistance, not claims help themselves. For care, the PFC James Dunn VA Clinic and Pueblo Vet Center are each 13 miles away, measured in a straight line from the county center; the nearest VA medical center, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, is 111 miles away by the same measure. About 3,530 veterans served in the Vietnam era only, give or take 312. If you have questions about Agent Orange exposure, where and when you served matter. The linked state page has full benefit terms.
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The ACS estimates about 11,600, give or take 716 civilian veterans in Pueblo County.
By ACS estimates, Pueblo County has the 10th largest veteran population among Colorado's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Pueblo County
Colorado
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
32 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Colorado share; above the national share.
32 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
16 percent
above the Colorado share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Pueblo County number about 2,870, give or take 237; their 25 percent share is above Colorado's 22 percent.
Pueblo County has about 825, give or take 227 veterans under 35, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Colorado.
Pueblo County has about 1,470, give or take 275 women veterans; both the county and Colorado round to a 13 percent share.
Income, work and education in Pueblo County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Pueblo County
Colorado
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$49,451 ± $2,967
$62,496 ± $868
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,443 ± $1,144
$49,213 ± $223
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.4% ± 1.6 points
6.4% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
37.5% ± 2.7 points
27.1% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
68.7% ± 4.0 points
77.9% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
5.0% ± 2.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.3% ± 1.1 points
97.2% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
28.6% ± 2.8 points
42.6% ± 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 9,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 12,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Pueblo County
VA reports 5,446 veterans in Pueblo County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
881
30 to 40 percent
522
50 to 60 percent
624
70 to 90 percent
1,735
100 percent
1,684
FY2019: 4,129 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,317.
In 2025, lenders reported 767 VA-backed home loans out of 4,405 home loans made in Pueblo County (17.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 113 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Call to confirm hours before you go.
Outside Colorado, in Cheyenne, WY, Cheyenne VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Pueblo County's second-nearest medical center, about 207 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another 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, Colorado Balance of State CoC counted 197 veterans experiencing homelessness (57 sheltered, 140 unsheltered).
CO-500 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 240 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.
Pueblo West (unincorporated community): about 35,681 residents
Colorado City (unincorporated community): about 1,615 residents
Salt Creek (unincorporated community): about 832 residents
Beulah Valley (unincorporated community): about 751 residents
More places (5)
Blende (unincorporated community): about 623 residents
Vineland (unincorporated community): about 410 residents
Avondale (unincorporated community): about 338 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Boone (town): about 262 residents
Rye (town): about 121 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
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.
Qualifying Colorado veterans with a service-connected disability receive an exemption on half of the first $200,000 of primary residence value.
Eligible dependents of permanently disabled Colorado National Guardsmen receive tuition assistance for up to eight semesters, with qualifying room and board support.
ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. The summary paragraph was drafted by AI from the facts on this page and checked automatically against them. Full method.
VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Pueblo County
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