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The ACS estimates about 6,930, give or take 495 civilian veterans in Hoke County.
By ACS estimates, Hoke County has the 27th largest veteran population among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Hoke County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
61 percent
above the North Carolina share; above the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
41 percent
above the North Carolina share; above the national share.
18 percent
13 percent
Hoke County has about 478, give or take 104 veterans 75 and older, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 23 percent in North Carolina.
Veterans under 35 in Hoke County number about 1,120, give or take 244; their 16 percent share is above North Carolina's 10 percent.
Women veterans in Hoke County number about 1,420, give or take 244; their 20 percent share is above North Carolina's 12 percent.
Income, work and education in Hoke County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Hoke County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$59,081 ± $6,918
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$28,336 ± $1,879
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
11.2% ± 2.9 points
7.3% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
34.3% ± 4.0 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
67.0% ± 5.1 points
71.6% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.9% ± 1.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.0% ± 1.0 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
34.8% ± 3.7 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 more 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 Hoke County
VA reports 5,747 veterans in Hoke County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
328
30 to 40 percent
259
50 to 60 percent
335
70 to 90 percent
1,542
100 percent
3,283
FY2019: 2,961 recipients. Change to FY2025: +2,786.
In 2025, lenders reported 1,438 VA-backed home loans out of 2,212 home loans made in Hoke County (65.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 only (about 2,250, give or take 336) and post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 1,430, give or take 301).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Hoke County is Raleigh Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Raleigh, NC, about 66 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Winston-Salem RO (station 318); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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.
Rockfish (unincorporated community): about 3,574 residents
Five Points (unincorporated community): about 940 residents
Silver City (unincorporated community): about 592 residents
Ashley Heights (unincorporated community): about 282 residents
More places (2)
Bowmore (unincorporated community): about 88 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Dundarrach (unincorporated community): about 0 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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