By the Numbers - June 6, 2016
46%
The percentage by which the Post-9/11 Veteran population is expected to increase between 2014 and 2019, according to a report released last month by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics -- Profile of Post-9/11 Veterans: 2014. The report says:
Post-9/11 Veterans are the youngest cohort being served by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS) produced this profile to meet the demands for data and understanding of the Post-9/11 Veteran population. As of 2014, there are 2.6 million Post-9/11 Veterans. As an end date to the Gulf War Era has not been established, the Post-9/11 cohort will continue to grow. VA projects a Post-9/11 Veteran population of just under 3.5 million by 2019.
Some demographic characteristics of this population:
- About 76 percent of Post-9/11 Veterans were under age 45 while about 79 percent of all other Veterans age 55 and over.
- About 55 percent of Post-9/11 Veterans were married while about 66 percent of all other Veterans were married.
- Post-9/11 Veterans were more racially diverse than all other Veterans.
- Post-9/11 women Veterans had higher median personal incomes than all other women Veterans. Post-9/11 male Veterans had lower median earnings and personal income than all other male Veterans.
46%
The percentage by which the Post-9/11 Veteran population is expected to increase between 2014 and 2019, according to a report released last month by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics -- Profile of Post-9/11 Veterans: 2014. The report says:
Post-9/11 Veterans are the youngest cohort being served by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS) produced this profile to meet the demands for data and understanding of the Post-9/11 Veteran population. As of 2014, there are 2.6 million Post-9/11 Veterans. As an end date to the Gulf War Era has not been established, the Post-9/11 cohort will continue to grow. VA projects a Post-9/11 Veteran population of just under 3.5 million by 2019.
Some demographic characteristics of this population:
- About 76 percent of Post-9/11 Veterans were under age 45 while about 79 percent of all other Veterans age 55 and over.
- About 55 percent of Post-9/11 Veterans were married while about 66 percent of all other Veterans were married.
- Post-9/11 Veterans were more racially diverse than all other Veterans.
- Post-9/11 women Veterans had higher median personal incomes than all other women Veterans. Post-9/11 male Veterans had lower median earnings and personal income than all other male Veterans.