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Area served: Augusta County, Bath County, Buena Vista City, Harrisonburg City, Highland County, Lexington City, Page County, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Staunton City, Waynesboro City.
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Augusta County, Bath County, Buena Vista City, Harrisonburg City, Highland County, Lexington City, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, Staunton City, Waynesboro City.
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The ACS estimates about 311, give or take 108 civilian veterans in Buena Vista city.
Among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents, Buena Vista city ranks 127th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Buena Vista city
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
36 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Share rated 70 percent or higher
16 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older account for 26 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Buena Vista city; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Veterans under 35 account for 0 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Buena Vista city; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 3 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Buena Vista city; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Buena Vista city
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Buena Vista city
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$51,250 ± $33,998; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$28,372 ± $4,849
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.1% ± 7.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
24.1% ± 13.2 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
90.4% ± 21.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 31.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
85.9% ± 12.2 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.3% ± 19.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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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. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Buena Vista city
VA reports 86 veterans in Buena Vista city receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 6 VA-backed home loans out of 131 home loans made in Buena Vista city (4.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 122, give or take 62; a small survey sample; treat as rough) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 75, give or take 53; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
VA money in Buena Vista city
VA reported about $2.9 million in compensation and pension spending and about $3.3 million in medical care spending in Buena Vista city for FY2025.
about 45 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Outside Virginia, in Beckley, WV, Beckley VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Buena Vista city's second-nearest medical center, about 100 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Cleanup and former military sites in Buena Vista city
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Buena Vista city.
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, Virginia Balance of State (BoS) CoC counted 37 veterans experiencing homelessness (16 sheltered, 21 unsheltered).
VA-521 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 30 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 Virginia veterans with permanent and total disability at 100 percent, including individual unemployability, receive a principal residence and land exemption.
Virginia waives eight semesters of public college tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying spouses and children of veterans rated at least 90 percent permanently disabled.
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