North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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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 1,300, give or take 185 civilian veterans in Montgomery County.
Among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents, Montgomery County ranks 78th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Montgomery County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
29 percent
below the North Carolina share; below the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent
below the North Carolina share; above the national share.
18 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Montgomery County number about 408, give or take 89; their 31 percent share is above North Carolina's 23 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 5 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Montgomery County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Montgomery County has about 108, give or take 52 women veterans, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in North Carolina.
Income, work and education in Montgomery County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Montgomery County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$53,417 ± $10,794
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$30,593 ± $1,758
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.5% ± 3.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
39.6% ± 9.3 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
68.5% ± 14.4 points
71.6% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 12.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.9% ± 2.9 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
20.5% ± 6.6 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 1,000 on September 30, 2026, and fewer than 1,000 by September 30, 2035. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Montgomery County
VA reports 552 veterans in Montgomery County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 42 VA-backed home loans out of 538 home loans made in Montgomery County (7.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 494, give or take 139) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 206, give or take 75).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Montgomery County is Greensboro Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Greensboro, NC, about 50 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Winston-Salem RO (station 318); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Montgomery County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Montgomery 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.
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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