North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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Location
Clemmons
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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 24,600, give or take 1,410 civilian veterans in Guilford County.
By ACS estimates, Guilford County has the 5th largest veteran population among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Guilford County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 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 Guilford County number about 6,120, give or take 410; their 25 percent share is above North Carolina's 23 percent.
Guilford County has about 2,240, give or take 478 veterans under 35, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 10 percent in North Carolina.
Guilford County has about 2,740, give or take 470 women veterans, making up 11 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in North Carolina.
Income, work and education in Guilford County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Guilford County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$51,410 ± $2,287
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$37,388 ± $566
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.0% ± 1.8 points
7.3% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
27.6% ± 2.6 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.1% ± 3.9 points
71.6% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.3% ± 1.4 points
4.1% ± 0.3 points
4.1% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.2% ± 1.7 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
34.2% ± 2.3 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 23,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 27,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Guilford County
VA reports 9,354 veterans in Guilford County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
1,486
30 to 40 percent
920
50 to 60 percent
1,027
70 to 90 percent
3,079
100 percent
2,842
FY2019: 7,156 recipients. Change to FY2025: +2,198.
In 2025, lenders reported 875 VA-backed home loans out of 11,526 home loans made in Guilford County (7.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Forest Oaks (unincorporated community): about 4,293 residents
Jamestown (town): about 3,708 residents
Sedalia (town): about 772 residents
McLeansville (unincorporated community): about 688 residents
Whitsett (town): about 569 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.
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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