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The ACS estimates about 10,400, give or take 751 civilian veterans in Wichita County.
By ACS estimates, Wichita County has the 27th largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Wichita County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
42 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
20 percent
above the Texas share; above the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Wichita County has about 1,850, give or take 170 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Texas.
Veterans under 35 in Wichita County number about 1,290, give or take 334; their 12 percent share is above Texas's 11 percent.
Women veterans in Wichita County number about 1,580, give or take 317; their 15 percent share is above Texas's 12 percent.
Income, work and education in Wichita County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Wichita County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$52,085 ± $4,174
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,112 ± $1,258
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.1% ± 1.6 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
34.3% ± 3.9 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
70.3% ± 4.1 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.4% ± 1.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.1% ± 1.3 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
34.0% ± 4.2 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 13,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 14,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Wichita County
VA reports 5,379 veterans in Wichita County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 488 VA-backed home loans out of 2,066 home loans made in Wichita County (23.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Outside Texas, in Lawton, OK, Lawton Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Wichita County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 47 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.
Cleanup and former military sites in Wichita County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Wichita 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, Wichita Falls/Wise, Palo Pinto, Wichita, Archer Counties CoC counted 24 veterans experiencing homelessness (11 sheltered, 13 unsheltered).
TX-624 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 22 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.
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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