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Getting help in Hood County
Hood County Veterans Service Office: Walk-ins are welcome; call first because the officer may be visiting homebound veterans. Somervell County Veterans Service Office: Walk-ins are welcome; call first because the officer may be visiting homebound veterans. Confirm the service location, hours and appointment with the provider before traveling.
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The ACS estimates about 5,000, give or take 472 civilian veterans in Hood County.
By ACS estimates, Hood County has the 47th largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Hood County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
24 percent
below the Texas share; below the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent
below the Texas share; below the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Hood County number about 1,650, give or take 260; their 33 percent share is above Texas's 20 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 3 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Hood County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Hood County has about 481, give or take 180 women veterans, making up 10 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in Texas.
Income, work and education in Hood County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Hood County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$54,036 ± $2,932
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$40,703 ± $1,782
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.5% ± 3.4 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
23.9% ± 3.5 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
78.2% ± 8.0 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.6% ± 4.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.3% ± 2.2 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
35.7% ± 5.8 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 5,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Hood County
VA reports 2,048 veterans in Hood County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 256 VA-backed home loans out of 1,972 home loans made in Hood County (13.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,880, give or take 291) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 784, give or take 204).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Hood County
VA reported about $62.1 million in compensation and pension spending and about $29.0 million in medical care spending in Hood 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, 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.
Pecan Plantation (unincorporated community): about 6,452 residents
DeCordova (city): about 3,152 residents
Oak Trail Shores (unincorporated community): about 3,040 residents
Canyon Creek (unincorporated community): about 1,646 residents
More places (3)
Tolar (city): about 1,585 residents
Stockton Bend (city): about 600 residents
Lipan (city): about 490 residents
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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