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The ACS estimates about 501, give or take 163 civilian veterans in King and Queen County.
Among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents, King and Queen County ranks 121st by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
King and Queen County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Share rated 70 percent or higher
11 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans 75 and older account for 12 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in King and Queen County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Veterans under 35 account for 7 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in King and Queen County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 28 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in King and Queen County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in King and Queen County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
King and Queen County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$52,750 ± $24,109
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$39,504 ± $5,476
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.4% ± 6.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
26.0% ± 9.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
77.1% ± 26.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.8% ± 11.3 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
89.2% ± 8.1 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
22.6% ± 12.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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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. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in King and Queen County
VA reports 175 veterans in King and Queen County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 27 VA-backed home loans out of 201 home loans made in King and Queen County (13.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Gulf War (1990s) only (about 144, give or take 129; a small survey sample; treat as rough) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 106, give or take 56; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
VA money in King and Queen County
VA reported about $4.7 million in compensation and pension spending and about $3.9 million in medical care spending in King and Queen County for FY2025.
The second-nearest Vet Center to King and Queen County is Chesapeake Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Chesapeake, VA, about 66 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Roanoke RO (station 314); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Cleanup and former military sites in King and Queen County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to King and Queen 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.
King and Queen Court House (unincorporated community): about 43 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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