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The ACS estimates about 2,470, give or take 223 civilian veterans in Lincoln County.
By ACS estimates, Lincoln County has the 28th largest veteran population among Oklahoma's 77 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Lincoln County
Oklahoma
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
39 percent
below the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
40 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
21 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
20 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Lincoln County number about 618, give or take 103; their 25 percent share is above Oklahoma's 24 percent.
Lincoln County has about 165, give or take 60 veterans under 35, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Oklahoma.
Lincoln County has about 248, give or take 80 women veterans; both the county and Oklahoma round to a 10 percent share.
Income, work and education in Lincoln County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Lincoln County
Oklahoma
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$45,136 ± $6,706
$52,753 ± $696
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$31,866 ± $1,135
$35,479 ± $183
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
9.6% ± 3.1 points
8.1% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
45.9% ± 4.8 points
38.4% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
69.2% ± 5.9 points
71.1% ± 1.0 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.0% ± 3.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.6% ± 3.0 points
95.1% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
12.3% ± 2.9 points
28.4% ± 0.7 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 2,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 3,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Lincoln County
VA reports 1,176 veterans in Lincoln County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 99 VA-backed home loans out of 760 home loans made in Lincoln County (13.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 932, give or take 170) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 386, give or take 126).
Cleanup and former military sites in Lincoln County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Lincoln 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, Oklahoma Balance of State CoC counted 3 veterans experiencing homelessness (1 sheltered, 2 unsheltered).
OK-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 0 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.
Kendrick (town): about 108 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Fallis (town): about 4 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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