Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Charles City, Gloucester County, Hampton City, Isle of Wight County, James City, Mathews County, Newport News City, Poquoson City, Williamsburg City, York County.
2101 Executive Drive, Suite 420, Hampton, VA 23666
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Charles City, Gloucester County, Hampton City, Isle of Wight County, James City, Mathews County, Newport News City, Poquoson City, Williamsburg City, York County.
100 Emancipation Drive, Bldg 43, Hampton, VA 23667
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Charles City, Gloucester County, Hampton City, Isle of Wight County, James City, Mathews County, Newport News City, Poquoson City, Williamsburg City, York County.
705 Washington Blvd, Suite 71, Newport News, VA 23604
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Charles City, Gloucester County, Hampton City, Isle of Wight County, James City, Mathews County, Newport News City, Poquoson City, Williamsburg City, York County.
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Chesapeake City, Franklin City, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk City, Portsmouth City, Southampton County, Suffolk City, Sussex County, Virginia Beach City.
6350 Center Drive, Building 5, Suite 100, Norfolk, VA 23502
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Chesapeake City, Franklin City, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk City, Portsmouth City, Southampton County, Suffolk City, Sussex County, Virginia Beach City.
620 John Paul Jones Circle, Building 3, Portsmouth, VA 23708
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The ACS estimates about 4,710, give or take 410 civilian veterans in Isle of Wight County.
By ACS estimates, Isle of Wight County has the 28th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Isle of Wight County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
41 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
18 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Isle of Wight County has about 742, give or take 116 veterans 75 and older, making up 16 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
Isle of Wight County has about 300, give or take 128 veterans under 35, making up 6 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Isle of Wight County has about 721, give or take 189 women veterans; both the county and Virginia round to a 15 percent share.
Income, work and education in Isle of Wight County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Isle of Wight County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$78,906 ± $9,765
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,982 ± $1,484
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.3% ± 1.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
24.8% ± 4.8 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
82.2% ± 6.7 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
5.2% ± 3.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.2% ± 1.9 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
35.8% ± 5.1 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 Isle of Wight County
VA reports 2,412 veterans in Isle of Wight County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
337
30 to 40 percent
231
50 to 60 percent
264
70 to 90 percent
696
100 percent
884
FY2019: 1,183 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,229.
In 2025, lenders reported 424 VA-backed home loans out of 1,384 home loans made in Isle of Wight County (30.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 1,070, give or take 196) and post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 1,040, give or take 242).
VA reported about $73.3 million in compensation and pension spending and about $19.1 million in medical care spending in Isle of Wight County for FY2025.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Isle of Wight County is Virginia Beach Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Virginia Beach, VA, about 32 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, Norfolk,Chesapeake,Suffolk/Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties CoC counted 59 veterans experiencing homelessness (45 sheltered, 14 unsheltered).
VA-501 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 66 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.
Carrollton (unincorporated community): about 8,436 residents
Windsor (town): about 2,852 residents
Benns Church (unincorporated community): about 1,813 residents
Rushmere (unincorporated community): about 1,033 residents
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Camptown (unincorporated community): about 834 residents
Carrsville (unincorporated community): about 363 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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