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The ACS estimates about 5,710, give or take 546 civilian veterans in Carroll County.
By ACS estimates, Carroll County has the 29th largest veteran population among Georgia's 159 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Carroll County
Georgia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Georgia share; below the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
11 percent
below the Georgia share; below the national share.
17 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Carroll County number about 1,450, give or take 195; their 25 percent share is above Georgia's 20 percent.
Veterans under 35 in Carroll County number about 563, give or take 215; their 10 percent share is above Georgia's 9 percent.
Carroll County has about 505, give or take 213 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 13 percent in Georgia.
Income, work and education in Carroll County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Carroll County
Georgia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$54,474 ± $4,668
$54,768 ± $786
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,128 ± $1,654
$38,804 ± $231
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.6% ± 2.8 points
7.5% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
33.6% ± 4.9 points
30.4% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
78.7% ± 6.2 points
72.6% ± 0.8 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
1.6% ± 2.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
95.6% ± 1.9 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
26.4% ± 5.7 points
33.0% ± 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 5,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 6,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Carroll County
VA reports 2,328 veterans in Carroll County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 326 VA-backed home loans out of 3,017 home loans made in Carroll County (10.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Carroll County is Marietta Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Marietta, GA, about 39 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Atlanta RO (station 316); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Carroll County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Carroll 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, Georgia Balance of State CoC counted 206 veterans experiencing homelessness (61 sheltered, 145 unsheltered).
GA-501 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 265 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.
Fairfield Plantation (unincorporated community): about 6,172 residents
Temple (city): about 5,901 residents
Mount Zion (city): about 2,433 residents
More places (3)
Bowdon (city): about 2,006 residents
Whitesburg (city): about 525 residents
Roopville (town): about 467 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.
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