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Getting help in Latah County
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The ACS estimates about 2,040, give or take 268 civilian veterans in Latah County.
By ACS estimates, Latah County has the 11th largest veteran population among Idaho's 44 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Latah County
Idaho
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
24 percent
below the Idaho share; below the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent
below the Idaho share; below the national share.
12 percent
13 percent
Latah County has about 403, give or take 87 veterans 75 and older, making up 20 percent of its veterans compared with 25 percent in Idaho.
Veterans under 35 in Latah County number about 288, give or take 104; their 14 percent share is above Idaho's 9 percent.
Women veterans account for 5 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Latah County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Latah County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Latah County
Idaho
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$49,691 ± $9,776
$51,476 ± $1,216
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$31,959 ± $1,729
$37,171 ± $308
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.0% ± 4.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
31.3% ± 6.5 points
33.4% ± 1.0 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
66.0% ± 13.3 points
74.9% ± 1.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
5.0% ± 4.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.4% ± 2.6 points
96.4% ± 0.5 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
28.5% ± 6.6 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 2,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Latah County
VA reports 695 veterans in Latah County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 48 VA-backed home loans out of 725 home loans made in Latah County (6.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Outside Idaho, in Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Latah County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 64 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Boise RO (station 347); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Latah 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.
Viola (unincorporated community): about 30 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Princeton (unincorporated community): about 25 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.
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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