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The ACS estimates about 25,500, give or take 1,260 civilian veterans in Chesterfield County.
By ACS estimates, Chesterfield County has the 5th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Chesterfield County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
35 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Chesterfield County has about 4,830, give or take 389 veterans 75 and older; both the county and Virginia round to a 19 percent share.
Chesterfield County has about 1,730, give or take 357 veterans under 35, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Chesterfield County has about 3,100, give or take 390 women veterans, making up 12 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Chesterfield County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Chesterfield County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$69,847 ± $4,153
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$48,276 ± $1,084
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.0% ± 1.3 points
5.6% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
27.7% ± 2.8 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
80.3% ± 3.1 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.2% ± 1.2 points
2.8% ± 0.2 points
4.1% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.6% ± 1.0 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
42.2% ± 2.8 points
44.0% ± 0.6 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 24,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 26,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Chesterfield County
VA reports 10,811 veterans in Chesterfield County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
1,480
30 to 40 percent
1,063
50 to 60 percent
1,138
70 to 90 percent
3,129
100 percent
4,001
FY2019: 6,592 recipients. Change to FY2025: +4,219.
In 2025, lenders reported 1,294 VA-backed home loans out of 10,860 home loans made in Chesterfield County (11.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
VA reported about $328.8 million in compensation and pension spending and about $244.7 million in medical care spending in Chesterfield County for FY2025.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Chesterfield County is Chesapeake Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Chesapeake, VA, about 74 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Roanoke RO (station 314); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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, Richmond/Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover Counties CoC counted 86 veterans experiencing homelessness (63 sheltered, 23 unsheltered).
VA-500 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 79 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.
Chester (unincorporated community): about 24,474 residents
Meadowbrook (unincorporated community): about 20,749 residents
Midlothian (unincorporated community): about 19,120 residents
Bon Air (unincorporated community): about 16,904 residents
Brandermill (unincorporated community): about 13,730 residents
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Manchester (unincorporated community): about 12,445 residents
Rockwood (unincorporated community): about 10,010 residents
Bellwood (unincorporated community): about 7,907 residents
Woodlake (unincorporated community): about 7,358 residents
Bensley (unincorporated community): about 5,949 residents
Ettrick (unincorporated community): about 5,910 residents
Enon (unincorporated community): about 4,137 residents
Matoaca (unincorporated community): about 2,724 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 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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