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The ACS estimates about 5,510, give or take 526 civilian veterans in Fauquier County.
By ACS estimates, Fauquier County has the 25th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Fauquier County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
25 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
9 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Fauquier County has about 1,000, give or take 143 veterans 75 and older, making up 18 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
Veterans under 35 account for 6 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Fauquier County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Fauquier County has about 676, give or take 207 women veterans, making up 12 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Fauquier County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Fauquier County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$89,958 ± $13,939
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$54,495 ± $1,967
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.2% ± 2.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
17.5% ± 3.7 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
81.5% ± 3.2 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.1% ± 4.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.3% ± 1.8 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
43.2% ± 4.7 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 5,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Fauquier County
VA reports 1,989 veterans in Fauquier County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 265 VA-backed home loans out of 2,009 home loans made in Fauquier County (13.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 1,280, give or take 340) and Vietnam era only (about 1,180, give or take 168).
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, 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.
New Baltimore (unincorporated community): about 11,919 residents
Warrenton (town): about 10,176 residents
Bealeton (unincorporated community): about 5,034 residents
Marshall (unincorporated community): about 3,219 residents
Remington (town): about 989 residents
More places (8)
Opal (unincorporated community): about 984 residents
Catlett (unincorporated community): about 290 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
The Plains (town): about 164 residents
Midland (unincorporated community): about 122 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Paris (unincorporated community): about 63 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Upperville (unincorporated community): about 61 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Rectortown (unincorporated community): about 45 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Calverton (unincorporated community): about 26 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.
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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