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The ACS estimates about 3,530, give or take 433 civilian veterans in Franklin County.
By ACS estimates, Franklin County has the 37th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Franklin County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
27 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
14 percent
below the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Franklin County number about 1,130, give or take 215; their 32 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 5 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Franklin County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Franklin County has about 502, give or take 197 women veterans, making up 14 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Franklin County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Franklin County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$49,183 ± $7,409
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,657 ± $1,932
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.5% ± 4.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
24.9% ± 5.2 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
65.1% ± 9.9 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.7% ± 4.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
92.1% ± 3.6 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
35.9% ± 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 fewer veterans here in 2035: about 3,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 4,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Franklin County
VA reports 1,271 veterans in Franklin County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 132 VA-backed home loans out of 1,388 home loans made in Franklin County (9.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,030, give or take 184) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 535, give or take 157).
about 20 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Outside Virginia, in Durham, NC, Durham VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Franklin County's second-nearest medical center, about 86 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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.
North Shore (unincorporated community): about 3,638 residents
Westlake Corner (unincorporated community): about 2,033 residents
Ferrum (unincorporated community): about 1,774 residents
Union Hall (unincorporated community): about 1,445 residents
More places (3)
Penhook (unincorporated community): about 1,250 residents
Henry Fork (unincorporated community): about 805 residents
Boones Mill (town): about 228 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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