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The ACS estimates about 1,460, give or take 268 civilian veterans in Salem city.
Among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents, Salem city ranks 76th by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Salem city
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
14 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans 75 and older in Salem city number about 430, give or take 112; their 29 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 2 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Salem city; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 12 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Salem city; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Salem city
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Salem city
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$54,713 ± $9,411
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$35,482 ± $1,394
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
2.7% ± 2.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
29.8% ± 8.8 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
80.1% ± 14.6 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.0% ± 6.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.1% ± 2.5 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
19.5% ± 4.4 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 1,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 2,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Salem city
VA reports 535 veterans in Salem city receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 44 VA-backed home loans out of 611 home loans made in Salem city (7.2% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 440, give or take 215) and Vietnam era only (about 377, give or take 107).
VA money in Salem city
VA reported about $24.7 million in compensation and pension spending and about $31.1 million in medical care spending in Salem city for FY2025.
about 6 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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Outside Virginia, in Beckley, WV, Beckley VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Salem city's second-nearest medical center, about 71 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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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