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Getting help in Blanco County
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The ACS estimates about 866, give or take 175 civilian veterans in Blanco County.
Among Texas's 254 counties, Blanco County ranks 139th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Blanco County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Texas share; below the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Blanco County has about 152, give or take 72 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Texas.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Blanco County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans in Blanco County number about 144, give or take 68; their 17 percent share is above Texas's 12 percent.
Income, work and education in Blanco County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Blanco County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$67,039 ± $13,977
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$41,104 ± $3,232
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.3% ± 4.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
23.4% ± 8.3 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
80.9% ± 14.4 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 8.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.9% ± 1.8 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
41.7% ± 9.9 points
34.4% ± 0.4 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. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Blanco County
VA reports 409 veterans in Blanco County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 35 VA-backed home loans out of 305 home loans made in Blanco County (11.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 237, give or take 106) and Vietnam era only (about 209, give or take 87).
For questions about post-9/11 exposure rules, read the PACT Act guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Blanco County
VA reported about $10.3 million in compensation and pension spending and about $5.5 million in medical care spending in Blanco County for FY2025.
Cleanup and former military sites in Blanco County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Blanco 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, Texas Balance of State (BoS) CoC counted 568 veterans experiencing homelessness (229 sheltered, 339 unsheltered).
TX-607 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 324 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.
Round Mountain (town): about 81 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 Texas veterans rated 100 percent or paid at that rate through individual unemployability receive a full residence homestead property tax exemption.
Texas offers eligible spouses and dependents of veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total up to 150 credit hours of tuition exemption.
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