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The ACS estimates about 7,180, give or take 504 civilian veterans in Bonneville County.
By ACS estimates, Bonneville County has the 4th largest veteran population among Idaho's 44 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Bonneville County
Idaho
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Idaho share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
10 percent
below the Idaho share; below the national share.
12 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Bonneville County number about 1,910, give or take 299; their 27 percent share is above Idaho's 25 percent.
Veterans under 35 in Bonneville County number about 696, give or take 177; their 10 percent share is above Idaho's 9 percent.
Bonneville County has about 423, give or take 178 women veterans, making up 6 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Idaho.
Income, work and education in Bonneville County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Bonneville County
Idaho
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$52,003 ± $4,343
$51,476 ± $1,216
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,143 ± $1,001
$37,171 ± $308
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.5% ± 2.6 points
6.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
37.4% ± 5.2 points
33.4% ± 1.0 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
71.6% ± 4.9 points
74.9% ± 1.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.0% ± 2.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.4% ± 1.5 points
96.4% ± 0.5 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
32.2% ± 4.2 points
31.0% ± 1.3 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 6,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 7,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Bonneville County
VA reports 2,301 veterans in Bonneville County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 265 VA-backed home loans out of 3,707 home loans made in Bonneville County (7.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Cleanup and former military sites in Bonneville County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Bonneville 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, Idaho Balance of State CoC counted 90 veterans experiencing homelessness (23 sheltered, 67 unsheltered).
ID-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 80 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.
Lincoln (unincorporated community): about 4,002 residents
Iona (city): about 2,984 residents
Ucon (city): about 1,606 residents
More places (2)
Swan Valley (city): about 281 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Irwin (city): about 236 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.
Idaho describes a separate property tax reduction for veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability.
Eligible Idaho dependents of permanently disabled military members receive tuition and fee waivers, book assistance, and on-campus housing and subsistence.
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