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El Paso County, Colorado
Source: ACS 2019-23 Five-Year National Estimates Veterans Select Demographic Data. Run New Report
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El Paso County, Colorado
United States
VETERAN POPULATION Number Percent Reliability Number Percent
Total Civilian Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 528,771 (X) 257,456,135 (X)
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 83,585 15.8 16,569,149 6.4
Male Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 69,524 83.2 14,907,774 90.0
Female Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 14,061 16.8 1,661,375 10.0
AGE
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 83,585 (X) 16,569,149 (X)
Veteran Population Ages 18 to 34 Estimate 12,532 15.0 1,390,967 8.4
Male Veteran Population Ages 18 to 34 Estimate 9,467 75.5 1,138,276 81.8
Female Veteran Population Ages 18 to 34 Estimate 3,065 24.5 252,691 18.2
Veteran Population Ages 35 to 54 Estimate 28,618 34.2 3,948,537 23.8
Male Veteran Population Ages 35 to 54 Estimate 22,783 79.6 3,313,277 83.9
Female Veteran Population Ages 35 to 54 Estimate 5,835 20.4 635,260 16.1
Veteran Population Ages 55 to 64 Estimate 16,720 20.0 3,070,764 18.5
Male Veteran Population Ages 55 to 64 Estimate 13,784 82.4 2,666,294 86.8
Female Veteran Population Ages 55 to 64 Estimate 2,936 17.6 404,470 13.2
Veteran Population Ages 65 to 74 Estimate 15,129 18.1 3,988,264 24.1
Male Veteran Population Ages 65 to 74 Estimate 13,397 88.6 3,742,300 93.8
Female Veteran Population Ages 65 to 74 Estimate 1,732 11.4 245,964 6.2
Veteran Population Ages 75 or Older Estimate 10,586 12.7 4,170,617 25.2
Male Veteran Population Ages 75 or Older Estimate 10,093 95.3 4,047,627 97.1
Female Veteran Population Ages 75 or Older Estimate 493 4.7 122,990 2.9
PERIOD OF SERVICE
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 83,585 (X) 16,569,149 (X)
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served in Gulf War II Estimate 39,118 46.8 4,099,161 24.7
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served in Gulf War I Estimate 33,430 40.0 3,928,611 23.7
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served in Vietnam War Estimate 20,021 24.0 5,625,942 34.0
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served in Korean War Estimate 2,284 2.7 861,161 5.2
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served in WW II Estimate 190 0.2 219,388 1.3
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Served Pre WW II Estimate 0.0 1,767 0.0
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older: Did Not Serve During War Estimate 9,722 11.6 3,638,865 22.0
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 83,585 (X) 16,569,149 (X)
White Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 63,745 76.3 12,630,168 76.2
Black Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 7,420 8.9 2,067,924 12.5
Native American /Alaska Native Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 702 0.8 114,560 0.7
Asian Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 1,833 2.2 315,480 1.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 193 0.2 32,858 0.2
Some Other Race Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 2,829 3.4 399,984 2.4
Two Plus Races Alone-Includes Hispanic Veterans Estimate 6,863 8.2 1,008,175 6.1
White Non-Hispanic Veterans Estimate 60,621 72.5 12,178,530 73.5
Hispanic Veterans Estimate 9,745 11.7 1,367,140 8.3
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY RATING
Veteran Population Age 18 or Older Estimate 83,585 (X) 16,569,149 (X)
Veterans with Service-Connected Disability Rating Estimate 36,861 44.1 4,663,141 28.1
POVERTY
Veterans with Poverty and Disability Status Determined Estimate 82,809 (X) 16,297,619 (X)
Veterans Living Below The Poverty Level Estimate 4,944 6.0 1,168,046 7.2
DISABILITY
Veterans with Poverty and Disability Status Determined Estimate 82,809 (X) 16,297,619 (X)
Veterans with a Disability Estimate 20,263 24.5 4,924,117 30.2
Veterans with a Disability Living Below the Poverty Level Estimate 1,927 9.5 497,132 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Veteran Population 18 to 64 in Labor Force Estimate 46,698 (X) 6,478,181 (X)
Veteran Population 18 to 64 in Labor Force Employed Estimate 44,594 95.5 (X) (X)
Veteran Population 18 to 64 in Labor Force: Unemployed Estimate 2,104 4.5 266,138 4.1
Veteran Population 18 to 34 in Labor Force Estimate 10,605 (X) 1,146,954 (X)
Veteran Population 18 to 34 in Labor Force: Employed Estimate 10,063 94.9 1,078,153 94.0
Veteran Population 18 to 34 in Labor Force: Unemployed Estimate 542 5.1 68,801 6.0
Veteran Population 35 to 54 in Labor Force 24,655 (X) (X) (X)
Veteran Population 35 to 54 in Labor Force: Employed 23,557 95.5 (X) (X)
Veteran Population 35 to 54 in Labor Force: Unemployed Estimate 1,098 4.5 124,426 3.7
Veteran Population 55 to 64 in Labor Force Estimate 11,438 (X) 2,009,299 (X)
Veteran Population 55 to 64 in Labor Force: Employed Estimate 10,974 95.9 1,936,388 96.4
Veteran Population 55 to 64 in Labor Force: Unemployed Estimate 464 4.1 72,911 3.6
EDUCATION
Veteran Population Age 25 or Older Estimate 81,640 (X) 16,356,359 (X)
Veteran Population Age 25 or Older: Less Than High School Graduate Estimate 1,355 1.7 778,894 4.8
Veteran Population Age 25 or Older: High School Graduate Estimate 10,994 13.5 4,428,090 27.1
Veteran Population Age 25 or Older: Some College and AA Degree, Less Than BA Degree Estimate 31,652 38.8 6,059,287 37.0
Veteran Population Age 25 or Older: BA Degree or More Estimate 37,639 46.1 5,090,088 31.1
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