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The ACS estimates about 10,300, give or take 808 civilian veterans in Douglas County.
By ACS estimates, Douglas County has the 14th largest veteran population among Georgia's 159 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Douglas County
Georgia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
41 percent
above the Georgia share; above the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
19 percent
above the Georgia share; above the national share.
17 percent
13 percent
Douglas County has about 1,360, give or take 183 veterans 75 and older, making up 13 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Georgia.
Douglas County has about 849, give or take 356 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Georgia.
Women veterans in Douglas County number about 1,670, give or take 359; their 16 percent share is above Georgia's 13 percent.
Income, work and education in Douglas County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Douglas County
Georgia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$56,680 ± $4,033
$54,768 ± $786
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$41,731 ± $1,280
$38,804 ± $231
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.0% ± 1.7 points
7.5% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
29.4% ± 3.6 points
30.4% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.4% ± 5.6 points
72.6% ± 0.8 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.1% ± 2.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.0% ± 1.3 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
36.2% ± 4.6 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 10,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Douglas County
VA reports 4,490 veterans in Douglas County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
644
30 to 40 percent
352
50 to 60 percent
391
70 to 90 percent
1,409
100 percent
1,694
FY2019: 2,821 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,669.
In 2025, lenders reported 466 VA-backed home loans out of 3,402 home loans made in Douglas County (13.7% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Douglas County is Marietta Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Marietta, GA, about 20 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 Douglas County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Douglas 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.
Lithia Springs (unincorporated community): about 16,875 residents
Fairplay (unincorporated community): about 1,881 residents
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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