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The ACS estimates about 4,400, give or take 329 civilian veterans in Pottawatomie County.
Pottawatomie County is tied for the 8th largest veteran population among Oklahoma's 77 counties and equivalents, using ACS point estimates.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Pottawatomie 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
20 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
20 percent
13 percent
Pottawatomie County has about 901, give or take 107 veterans 75 and older, making up 20 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Oklahoma.
Veterans under 35 in Pottawatomie County number about 473, give or take 115; their 11 percent share is above Oklahoma's 9 percent.
Women veterans in Pottawatomie County number about 505, give or take 126; their 11 percent share is above Oklahoma's 10 percent.
Income, work and education in Pottawatomie County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Pottawatomie County
Oklahoma
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$46,250 ± $4,258
$52,753 ± $696
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,032 ± $604
$35,479 ± $183
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
9.5% ± 2.3 points
8.1% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
42.4% ± 4.3 points
38.4% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
64.5% ± 3.8 points
71.1% ± 1.0 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
7.7% ± 4.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.6% ± 1.6 points
95.1% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
24.7% ± 4.6 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 4,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 5,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Pottawatomie County
VA reports 2,516 veterans in Pottawatomie County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 240 VA-backed home loans out of 1,543 home loans made in Pottawatomie County (15.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
VA reported about $79.8 million in compensation and pension spending and about $41.5 million in medical care spending in Pottawatomie County for FY2025.
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, Oklahoma Balance of State CoC counted 3 veterans experiencing homelessness (1 sheltered, 2 unsheltered).
OK-503 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) with the largest mapped overlap with this county. The HUD boundary covers only part of this county. 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.
Dale (unincorporated community): about 293 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Wanette (town): about 274 residents
St. Louis (town): about 93 residents
Brooksville (town): about 58 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Macomb (town): about 22 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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