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The ACS estimates about 7,010, give or take 612 civilian veterans in Hanover County.
By ACS estimates, Hanover County has the 20th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Hanover 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
10 percent
below the Virginia share; below the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Hanover County number about 2,020, give or take 225; their 29 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Hanover County has about 351, give or take 135 veterans under 35, making up 5 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Hanover County has about 763, give or take 223 women veterans, making up 11 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Hanover County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Hanover County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$63,883 ± $5,803
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$51,078 ± $1,476
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
4.2% ± 1.9 points
5.6% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
27.4% ± 4.4 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
77.8% ± 3.9 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.4% ± 1.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.8% ± 1.7 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
41.0% ± 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 6,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Hanover County
VA reports 1,980 veterans in Hanover County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 259 VA-backed home loans out of 3,121 home loans made in Hanover County (8.3% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 2,000, give or take 274) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 1,190, give or take 292).
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.
Mechanicsville (unincorporated community): about 38,683 residents
Ashland (town): about 7,772 residents
Hanover (unincorporated community): about 33 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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