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The ACS estimates about 5,240, give or take 618 civilian veterans in Madison County.
By ACS estimates, Madison County has the 18th largest veteran population among Tennessee's 95 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Madison County
Tennessee
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
28 percent
below the Tennessee share; below the national share.
32 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
10 percent
below the Tennessee share; below the national share.
15 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Madison County number about 1,300, give or take 200; their 25 percent share is above Tennessee's 24 percent.
Madison County has about 404, give or take 185 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Tennessee.
Madison County has about 433, give or take 152 women veterans, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 10 percent in Tennessee.
Income, work and education in Madison County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Madison County
Tennessee
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$38,859 ± $7,721
$50,955 ± $656
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,975 ± $1,376
$37,180 ± $149
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
12.6% ± 6.0 points
7.9% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
38.7% ± 6.5 points
32.7% ± 0.5 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
63.7% ± 6.4 points
72.1% ± 0.9 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.1% ± 2.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.9% ± 2.7 points
94.8% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
16.9% ± 3.7 points
28.4% ± 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 5,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 6,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Madison County
VA reports 2,123 veterans in Madison County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 186 VA-backed home loans out of 2,167 home loans made in Madison County (8.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,640, give or take 277) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 1,010, give or take 299).
Pinson (unincorporated community): about 565 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Beech Bluff (unincorporated community): about 437 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Medon (city): about 201 residents
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Mercer (unincorporated community): about 128 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.
Tennessee calculates property tax relief on up to $175,000 of primary residence market value for qualifying veterans with permanent and total service-connected disability.
Tennessee waives the annual state specialty plate registration fee for one plate for qualifying veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total service-connected.
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