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The ACS estimates about 9,100, give or take 761 civilian veterans in Pitt County.
By ACS estimates, Pitt County has the 22nd largest veteran population among North Carolina's 100 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Pitt County
North Carolina
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
37 percent
above the North Carolina share; above the national share.
34 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
19 percent
above the North Carolina share; above the national share.
18 percent
13 percent
Pitt County has about 1,670, give or take 311 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 23 percent in North Carolina.
Veterans under 35 in Pitt County number about 1,240, give or take 370; their 14 percent share is above North Carolina's 10 percent.
Women veterans in Pitt County number about 1,190, give or take 310; their 13 percent share is above North Carolina's 12 percent.
Income, work and education in Pitt County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Pitt County
North Carolina
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,403 ± $2,832
$52,418 ± $511
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,090 ± $1,207
$38,302 ± $191
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
9.5% ± 2.3 points
7.3% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
38.3% ± 4.0 points
30.1% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.2% ± 5.7 points
71.6% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.7% ± 2.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.8% ± 1.9 points
95.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
24.5% ± 3.8 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 10,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Pitt County
VA reports 4,357 veterans in Pitt County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
624
30 to 40 percent
419
50 to 60 percent
494
70 to 90 percent
1,464
100 percent
1,356
FY2019: 3,239 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,118.
In 2025, lenders reported 440 VA-backed home loans out of 3,901 home loans made in Pitt County (11.3% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
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.
Bell Arthur (unincorporated community): about 374 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Belvoir (unincorporated community): about 272 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Stokes (unincorporated community): about 210 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Falkland (town): about 120 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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