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The ACS estimates about 6,900, give or take 643 civilian veterans in Frederick County.
By ACS estimates, Frederick County has the 21st largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Frederick County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
11 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Frederick County number about 1,940, give or take 235; their 28 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Frederick County has about 311, give or take 124 veterans under 35, making up 5 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Frederick County has about 610, give or take 185 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Frederick County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Frederick County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$67,725 ± $4,010
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,607 ± $2,170
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
5.8% ± 3.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
25.9% ± 4.6 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
79.0% ± 4.6 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.7% ± 5.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.0% ± 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
36.5% ± 4.8 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 slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 6,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Frederick County
VA reports 2,136 veterans in Frederick County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 299 VA-backed home loans out of 2,992 home loans made in Frederick County (10.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 69 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Outside Virginia, in Washington, DC, Washington VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Frederick County's second-nearest medical center, about 70 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Shawneeland (unincorporated community): about 2,754 residents
Stephens City (town): about 2,393 residents
Lake Holiday (unincorporated community): about 2,193 residents
Middletown (town): about 1,786 residents
Brucetown (unincorporated community): about 250 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
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Gore (unincorporated community): about 86 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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