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Getting help in Medina County
Medina County Veterans Service Office - Castroville: Contact the office before travel. Medina County Veterans Service Office - Devine: Contact the office before travel. Confirm the service location, hours and appointment with the provider before traveling.
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The ACS estimates about 4,570, give or take 499 civilian veterans in Medina County.
By ACS estimates, Medina County has the 51st largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Medina County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
43 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
27 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Medina County has about 889, give or take 180 veterans 75 and older, making up 19 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Texas.
Veterans under 35 account for 3 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Medina County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Medina County has about 497, give or take 126 women veterans, making up 11 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in Texas.
Income, work and education in Medina County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Medina County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$63,537 ± $4,786
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$32,490 ± $2,815
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.1% ± 1.9 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
32.9% ± 5.8 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
61.6% ± 8.4 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.2% ± 5.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.4% ± 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
32.1% ± 6.6 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 more 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 Medina County
VA reports 3,297 veterans in Medina County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
395
30 to 40 percent
226
50 to 60 percent
279
70 to 90 percent
901
100 percent
1,496
FY2019: 1,472 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,825.
In 2025, lenders reported 519 VA-backed home loans out of 1,510 home loans made in Medina County (34.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,160, give or take 287) and post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 927, give or take 238).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Medina County
VA reported about $90.0 million in compensation and pension spending and about $42.9 million in medical care spending in Medina 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.
D'Hanis (unincorporated community): about 480 residents
Yancey (unincorporated community): about 23 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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