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Data About NYC Veterans

Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
NYC Total

Civilian population 18 years and over
23,482
33,841
27,778
38,515
11,522
135,138

Sex

Male
21,857
30,046
25,004
34,538
10,760
122,205

Female
1,625
3,795
2,774
3,977
762
12,933

Age

18 to 34 years
1,966
3,003
2,335
3,859
629
11,792

35 to 54 years
5,153
6,755
5,916
7,999
1,829
27,652

55 to 64 years
5,716
6,518
4,373
5,873
1,628
24,108

65 to 74 years
4,975
7,992
4,845
9,046
3,471
30,329

75 years and over
5,672
9,573
10,309
11,738
3,965
41,257

Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin

White alone
6,676
13,940
17,090
17,329
9,437
64,472

Black or African American alone
9,533
13,356
5,459
10,522
891
39,761

American Indian and Alaska Native alone
253
381
116
209
95
1,054

Asian alone
417
1,693
860
3,799
418
7,187

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
14
0
36
0
50

Some other race alone
4,143
2,018
1,840
2,771
296
11,068

Two or more races
2,460
2,439
2,413
3,849
385
11,546

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,461
5,898
5,631
8,598
1,497
31,085

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
4,457
12,089
15,430
14,635
8,583
55,194

Note: When focusing solely on race categories, the totals match the population total. Including the Hispanic or Latino origin results in double counting, as individuals may be counted in both their race and Hispanic or Latino categories.

Disability Status

With any disability
8,324
9,698
7,993
9,662
3,405
39,082

Without a disability
14,431
23,896
19,536
28,122
7,997
93,982

Note: The ACS provides data on disability status, but it primarily focuses on individuals for whom poverty status is determined.

Period of Service

Gulf War (9/2001 or later) veterans
4,661
7,057
6,409
7,785
1,622
27,534

Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) veterans
4,036
5,303
4,314
6,079
1,833
21,565

Vietnam era veterans
6,892
11,179
7,156
12,655
4,525
42,407

Korean War veterans
1,863
2,169
3,078
3,417
1,294
11,821

World War II veterans
380
677
1,224
1,055
289
3,625

Note: The categories under period of service are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Veterans may have served in more than one period.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates