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Getting help in Victoria County
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The ACS estimates about 4,410, give or take 499 civilian veterans in Victoria County.
By ACS estimates, Victoria County has the 54th largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Victoria County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
39 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
18 percent
below the Texas share; above the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Victoria County number about 1,060, give or take 177; their 24 percent share is above Texas's 20 percent.
Veterans under 35 in Victoria County number about 620, give or take 239; their 14 percent share is above Texas's 11 percent.
Victoria County has about 426, give or take 153 women veterans, making up 10 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in Texas.
Income, work and education in Victoria County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Victoria County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$53,663 ± $7,766
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,948 ± $1,074
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
10.2% ± 4.5 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
38.8% ± 5.4 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.3% ± 8.5 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
5.4% ± 3.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.3% ± 1.9 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
15.1% ± 4.0 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 4,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 5,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Victoria County
VA reports 2,120 veterans in Victoria County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 122 VA-backed home loans out of 1,067 home loans made in Victoria County (11.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
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.
Inez (unincorporated community): about 2,031 residents
Bloomington (unincorporated community): about 1,895 residents
Quail Creek (unincorporated community): about 1,715 residents
Placedo (unincorporated community): about 539 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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