No local claims office is confirmed in this directory for Windham County. Call the Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs at 802-828-1082 for a service officer appointment.
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The ACS estimates about 2,370, give or take 257 civilian veterans in Windham County.
By ACS estimates, Windham County has the 6th largest veteran population among Vermont's 14 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Windham County
Vermont
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
23 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Vermont share; below the national share.
23 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Vermont share; below the national share.
9 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Windham County number about 958, give or take 128; their 40 percent share is above Vermont's 32 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Windham County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Windham County has about 186, give or take 82 women veterans; both the county and Vermont round to a 8 percent share.
Income, work and education in Windham County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Windham County
Vermont
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,045 ± $7,069
$51,469 ± $1,363
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$39,343 ± $2,061
$43,420 ± $407
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
4.5% ± 1.6 points
6.3% ± 1.0 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
33.5% ± 6.8 points
31.7% ± 1.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
74.7% ± 10.2 points
74.4% ± 2.8 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.0% ± 9.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.8% ± 1.4 points
95.8% ± 0.6 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
37.2% ± 5.9 points
32.8% ± 1.8 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 2,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 3,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Windham County
VA reports 539 veterans in Windham County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 25 VA-backed home loans out of 864 home loans made in Windham County (2.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,040, give or take 183) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 388, give or take 110).
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, Vermont Balance of State CoC counted 81 veterans experiencing homelessness (78 sheltered, 3 unsheltered).
VT-500 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 70 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.
Brattleboro (unincorporated community): about 7,657 residents
Bellows Falls (village): about 2,891 residents
West Brattleboro (unincorporated community): about 2,749 residents
Saxtons River (village): about 553 residents
Westminster (village): about 497 residents
More places (16)
Putney (unincorporated community): about 393 residents
Wilmington (unincorporated community): about 348 residents
Algiers (unincorporated community): about 242 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Whitingham (unincorporated community): about 178 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Townshend (unincorporated community): about 160 residents
Harmonyville (unincorporated community): about 151 residents
Newfane (village): about 141 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Londonderry (unincorporated community): about 137 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
North Westminster (unincorporated community): about 125 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Jacksonville (village): about 106 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Grafton (unincorporated community): about 82 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Chimney Hill (unincorporated community): about 75 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
South Londonderry (unincorporated community): about 68 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Jamaica (unincorporated community): about 59 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Wardsboro (unincorporated community): about 48 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
West Dummerston (unincorporated community): about 46 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.
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