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Getting help in Madison County
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The ACS estimates about 2,700, give or take 370 civilian veterans in Madison County.
Among Ohio's 88 counties and equivalents, Madison County ranks 51st by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Madison County
Ohio
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
22 percent
below the Ohio share; below the national share.
25 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
8 percent
below the Ohio share; below the national share.
9 percent
13 percent
Madison County has about 596, give or take 150 veterans 75 and older, making up 22 percent of its veterans compared with 27 percent in Ohio.
Veterans under 35 in Madison County number about 230, give or take 111; their 9 percent share is above Ohio's 7 percent.
Women veterans account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Madison County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Madison County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Madison County
Ohio
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$52,277 ± $10,939
$49,170 ± $530
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$43,224 ± $1,736
$39,493 ± $213
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
2.8% ± 1.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
26.5% ± 6.4 points
30.8% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
64.2% ± 12.1 points
74.4% ± 0.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.4% ± 5.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.8% ± 2.5 points
94.8% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
23.9% ± 7.3 points
24.2% ± 0.5 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 2,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Madison County
VA reports 643 veterans in Madison County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 84 VA-backed home loans out of 1,276 home loans made in Madison County (6.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Madison County is Dayton Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Kettering, OH, about 41 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Cleveland RO (station 325); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in Madison County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Madison 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, Ohio Balance of State CoC counted 108 veterans experiencing homelessness (99 sheltered, 9 unsheltered).
OH-507 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 159 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.
Choctaw Lake (unincorporated community): about 1,985 residents
Mount Sterling (village): about 1,737 residents
More places (4)
Plumwood (unincorporated community): about 346 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
South Solon (village): about 344 residents
Midway (village): about 233 residents
Lafayette (unincorporated community): about 164 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.
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