Source: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year
Estimates. Updated every year. http://factfinder2.census.gov
Definitions: Veterans are men and women who have served (even
for a short time), but are not currently serving, on active duty
in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or the Coast
Guard, or who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World
War II. People who served in the National Guard or Reserves are
classified as veterans only if they were ever called or ordered
to active duty, not counting the 4-6 months for initial training
or yearly summer camps. All other civilians are classified as
nonveterans. While it is possible for 17 year olds to be
veterans of the Armed Forces, ACS data products are restricted
to the population 18 years and older. Scope and Methodology:
These data are collected in the American Community Survey (ACS).
The data for each geographic area are presented together with
margins of error at factfinder2.census.gov. The data are period
estimates, that is, th