By the Numbers: 30 December 2019
$88,700
The median household income for Veterans in 2017, according to the Pew Research Institute. The median income for non-Veteran households is $76,100, according to Pew.
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By the Numbers: 23 December 2019
1,814
The number of "benefits available to the military community nationwide," according to a study from the Center for a New American Security -- From Sea to Shining Sea: State-Level Benefits for Veterans.
By the Numbers: 16 December 2019
37,085
The number of Veterans who "experienced homelessness in January 2019," according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Annual Homeless Assessment Report.
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By the Numbers: 9 December 2019
~2,800
The number of Service members who "suffered illnesses from dehydration to heat stroke last year" due to high temperatures, according to a recent article in Military Times -- How rising temps could cause even more heat casualties at military bases. The article, reporting on a recent study, said that number "is 50 percent higher than it was five years earlier...and will only get worse as global temperatures continue to rise."
By the Numbers: 2 December 2019
160%
The percentage by which Veterans are more likely to have "a graduate degree or higher" than non-Veterans, according to a recent report by LinkedIn -- Veteran Opportunity Report: Understanding an untapped talent pool.