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The ACS estimates about 19,800, give or take 1,020 civilian veterans in Stafford County.
By ACS estimates, Stafford County has the 8th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Stafford County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
51 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
27 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Stafford County has about 1,800, give or take 205 veterans 75 and older, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
Veterans under 35 in Stafford County number about 1,890, give or take 345; their 10 percent share is above Virginia's 9 percent.
Women veterans in Stafford County number about 3,260, give or take 440; their 16 percent share is above Virginia's 15 percent.
Income, work and education in Stafford County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Stafford County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$120,413 ± $5,443
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,805 ± $1,373
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.2% ± 1.3 points
5.6% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
17.3% ± 2.6 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
83.9% ± 3.0 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
1.9% ± 1.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.4% ± 0.6 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
58.6% ± 3.4 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 more veterans here in 2035: about 23,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 22,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Stafford County
VA reports 12,753 veterans in Stafford County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
1,347
30 to 40 percent
1,046
50 to 60 percent
1,266
70 to 90 percent
3,408
100 percent
5,686
FY2019: 6,940 recipients. Change to FY2025: +5,813.
In 2025, lenders reported 1,516 VA-backed home loans out of 4,608 home loans made in Stafford County (32.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 6,270, give or take 641) and post-9/11 only (about 4,610, give or take 559).
Cleanup and former military sites in Stafford County
No sites from these two federal datasets were mapped to Stafford 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, Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania, Stafford Counties CoC counted 3 veterans experiencing homelessness (3 sheltered, 0 unsheltered).
VA-514 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 13 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.
Aquia Harbour (unincorporated community): about 7,481 residents
Stafford Courthouse (unincorporated community): about 5,839 residents
Falmouth (unincorporated community): about 5,216 residents
Southern Gateway (unincorporated community): about 2,771 residents
Camp Barrett (unincorporated community): about 1,681 residents
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Boswell's Corner (unincorporated community): about 1,239 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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