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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.
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The ACS estimates about 8,770, give or take 527 civilian veterans in York County.
By ACS estimates, York County has the 18th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
York County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
44 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
21 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
York County has about 1,370, give or take 177 veterans 75 and older, making up 16 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
York County has about 563, give or take 162 veterans under 35, making up 6 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Women veterans in York County number about 1,690, give or take 289; their 19 percent share is above Virginia's 15 percent.
Income, work and education in York County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
York County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$90,554 ± $7,365
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$46,137 ± $3,037
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
1.8% ± 0.9 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
19.3% ± 3.0 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
81.3% ± 2.3 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.1% ± 1.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
98.3% ± 0.9 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
57.7% ± 4.2 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 9,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 10,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in York County
VA reports 5,227 veterans in York County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
733
30 to 40 percent
551
50 to 60 percent
644
70 to 90 percent
1,477
100 percent
1,822
FY2019: 3,497 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,730.
In 2025, lenders reported 528 VA-backed home loans out of 1,850 home loans made in York County (28.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 2,630, give or take 364) and post-9/11 only (about 1,460, give or take 251).
Bethel Manor (unincorporated community): about 4,393 residents
Yorktown (unincorporated community): about 128 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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