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SUPPORTING
VETERANS
MT
IN MONTANA
VETERAN
POPULATION
MT'S
VETERANS
%
VETERANS
91,956
Veterans in Montana
11.8%
of Montana's adult population are
veterans of the U.S. military
SERVICE ERA*
6.4%
World War II
10.3%
Korea
37.8%
Vietnam
16.4%
Gulf War I
11.9%
Iraq & Afghanistan
24.6%
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
6.8 - 8.4
8.5 - 10.8
10.9 - 12.4
12.5 - 13.9
LOCATION
14.0 - 17.8
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in your community visit
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Data Central
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Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
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IN MONTANA
7.9%
8.8%
ECONOMIC
WELL BEING
$48,321
19.9%
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Unemployment rate for Montana’s veterans. The
overall unemployment rate for Montana is 6.8%.
Younger persons have the highest rates of
unemployment among veterans
OF MONTANA'S VETERANS LIVE IN POVERTY
Median household income of Montana
veterans. The median income of all Montana
households is $46,150.
of Montana's veterans have a service connected
disability rating (18,284 Veterans).
Source: Housing Assistance Council Tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2010-2014 American Community Survey
62,056
VETERAN
OCCUPIED
HOMES
HOMEOWNERSHIP
Approximately 62,056, or 15.2 percent, of Montana’s homes are occupied by veterans.
76.8%
Homeownership rate of Montana’s veterans
HOUSING
&
HOMES
HOME
VALUE
$180,000
The median value of Montana veterans’ homes is $180,000. The state’s overall median home value is $180,000.
HOUSING
PROBLEMS
VA
MORTGAGE
LOANS
15,123
Approximately 15,123 Montana 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 23.6 percent of
Montana veterans pay too much for their housing.
2,251
In 2014, 2,251 VA home loan guarantees were made in Montana to support veteran homeowners. VA loans
represented 10.8 percent of Montana’s home mortgage originations in 2014.
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277
HOMELESSNESS
HUD estimates that approximately 277 Montana 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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