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The ACS estimates about 2,190, give or take 238 civilian veterans in Hill County.
By ACS estimates, Hill County has the 83rd largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Hill County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
37 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
15 percent
below the Texas share; above the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Hill County number about 637, give or take 103; their 29 percent share is above Texas's 20 percent.
Hill County has about 46, give or take 22 veterans under 35, making up 2 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Texas.
Hill County has about 208, give or take 75 women veterans, making up 10 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in Texas.
Income, work and education in Hill County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Hill County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$45,067 ± $5,849
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,189 ± $1,442
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.8% ± 3.9 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
40.9% ± 6.1 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
69.7% ± 7.4 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
7.1% ± 7.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.7% ± 3.1 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
22.9% ± 5.0 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 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 Hill County
VA reports 981 veterans in Hill County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 64 VA-backed home loans out of 701 home loans made in Hill County (9.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Hill County is Fort Worth Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Westworth Village, TX, about 56 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Waco RO (station 349) and Houston RO (station 362); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Malone (town): about 280 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Covington (city): about 274 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Bynum (town): about 236 residents
Penelope (town): about 235 residents
Mertens (town): about 123 residents
Aquilla (city): about 79 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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