North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Type of help
Claims assistance
Location
Clemmons
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Alamance County, Alleghany County, Davidson County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Montgomery County, Randolph County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County.
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The ACS estimates about 9,480, give or take 659 civilian veterans in Alamance County.
By ACS estimates, Alamance County has the 21st largest veteran population among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Alamance County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
28 percent
below the North Carolina share; below the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
12 percent
below the North Carolina share; below the national share.
18 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Alamance County number about 2,580, give or take 306; their 27 percent share is above North Carolina's 23 percent.
Alamance County has about 777, give or take 243 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 10 percent in North Carolina.
Alamance County has about 843, give or take 262 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in North Carolina.
Income, work and education in Alamance County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Alamance County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$46,664 ± $2,752
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,358 ± $850
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
10.3% ± 3.0 points
7.3% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
32.5% ± 4.0 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
73.6% ± 3.3 points
71.6% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.3% ± 3.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.8% ± 2.3 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
25.6% ± 3.4 points
32.2% ± 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 9,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Alamance County
VA reports 3,179 veterans in Alamance County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
569
30 to 40 percent
332
50 to 60 percent
375
70 to 90 percent
998
100 percent
905
FY2019: 2,174 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,005.
In 2025, lenders reported 392 VA-backed home loans out of 4,837 home loans made in Alamance County (8.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 3,130, give or take 398) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 1,800, give or take 392).
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, North Carolina Balance of State CoC counted 134 veterans experiencing homelessness (70 sheltered, 64 unsheltered).
NC-503 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 157 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.
Glen Raven (unincorporated community): about 3,506 residents
More places (8)
Green Level (town): about 3,230 residents
Haw River (town): about 2,824 residents
Swepsonville (town): about 2,517 residents
Saxapahaw (unincorporated community): about 1,301 residents
Alamance (village): about 1,267 residents
Woodlawn (unincorporated community): about 1,085 residents
Ossipee (town): about 795 residents
Altamahaw (unincorporated community): about 491 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 North Carolina veterans with a 100 percent permanent and total service-connected disability receive a $45,000 homestead assessed value exemption.
North Carolina offers Class I-B scholarships to eligible children of veterans receiving compensation for a 100 percent wartime service-connected disability.
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