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The ACS estimates about 3,340, give or take 384 civilian veterans in Shenandoah County.
By ACS estimates, Shenandoah County has the 38th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Shenandoah County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
22 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 Shenandoah County number about 1,040, give or take 147; their 31 percent share is above Virginia's 19 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 6 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Shenandoah County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Shenandoah County has about 230, give or take 96 women veterans, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Shenandoah County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Shenandoah County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$44,841 ± $4,198
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$34,848 ± $1,878
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.3% ± 4.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
27.8% ± 5.5 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
61.3% ± 8.8 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% ± 7.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
90.4% ± 3.6 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
23.4% ± 3.9 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 3,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Shenandoah County
VA reports 809 veterans in Shenandoah County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 111 VA-backed home loans out of 1,253 home loans made in Shenandoah County (8.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
about 83 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 Shenandoah County's second-nearest medical center, about 84 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Outside Virginia, in Falling Waters, WV, Martinsburg Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Shenandoah County's second-nearest Vet Center, about 59 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Roanoke RO (station 314); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Basye (unincorporated community): about 1,481 residents
Maurertown (unincorporated community): about 1,092 residents
Conicville (unincorporated community): about 446 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Toms Brook (town): about 439 residents
Bowmans Crossing (unincorporated community): about 420 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Columbia Furnace (unincorporated community): about 307 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Alonzaville (unincorporated community): about 296 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Mount Clifton (unincorporated community): about 170 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Quicksburg (unincorporated community): about 106 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Locust Grove (unincorporated community): about 67 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Lebanon Church (unincorporated community): about 63 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Mount Olive (unincorporated community): about 58 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Forestville (unincorporated community): about 35 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Hudson Crossroads (unincorporated community): about 6 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Clary (unincorporated community): about 0 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Fishers Hill (unincorporated community): about 0 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Orkney Springs (unincorporated community): about 0 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Saumsville (unincorporated community): about 0 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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