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SUPPORTING
VETERANS
RI
IN RHODE ISLAND
68,506
VETERAN
POPULATION
RI'S
VETERANS
8.2%
%
VETERANS
Veterans in Rhode Island
of Rhode Island's adult population are
veterans of the U.S. military
SERVICE ERA*
10.6%
World War II
14.1%
Korea
34.0%
Vietnam
12.6%
Gulf War I
10.6%
Iraq & Afghanistan
25.1%
Between Conflicts
Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
* Totals may exceed 100%. Some veterans served in multiple eras.
Veterans by County
Veterans as a percent of the adult population
GEOGRAPHY
Counties
Percent Veteran Population
6.9
7.0 - 8.2
8.3 - 9.2
9.3 - 10.1
LOCATION
10.2 - 12.9
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Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
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IN RHODE ISLAND
8.8%
6.6%
ECONOMIC
WELL BEING
$60,633
15.3%
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Unemployment rate for Rhode Island’s veterans. The
overall unemployment rate for Rhode Island is 9.3%.
Younger persons have the highest rates of
unemployment among veterans
OF RHODE ISLAND'S VETERANS LIVE IN
POVERTY
Median household income of Rhode Island
veterans. The median income of all Rhode Island
households is $55,791.
of Rhode Island's veterans have a service connected
disability rating (10,487 Veterans).
Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
46,450
VETERAN
OCCUPIED
HOMES
HOMEOWNERSHIP
Approximately 46,450, or 11.3 percent, of Rhode Island’s homes are occupied by veterans.
72.2%
Homeownership rate of Rhode Island’s veterans
HOUSING
&
HOMES
HOME
VALUE
$235,000
The median value of Rhode Island veterans’ homes is $235,000. The state’s overall median home value is $230,000.
HOUSING
PROBLEMS
VA
MORTGAGE
LOANS
15,391
Approximately 15,391 Rhode Island veterans live in homes with one or more major problems of quality,
crowding, or cost. Housing affordability is the greatest housing problem among veterans. Roughly 32.7 percent
of Rhode Island veterans pay too much for their housing.
847
In 2014, 847 VA home loan guarantees were made in Rhode Island to support veteran homeowners. VA
loans represented 4.8 percent of Rhode Island’s home mortgage originations in 2014.
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107
HOMELESSNESS
HUD estimates that approximately 107 Rhode Island veterans are homeless.
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Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), 2013 Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data, and 2015 HUD Point in Time Homeless Estimates (PIT)
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