Executive Summary
- Veterans make up over 5 percent of the Michigan population, with most living in the Detroit Metro Prosperity Region.
- Annually, veterans in Michigan earn roughly $10,000 more than nonveterans.
- The poverty rate among veterans (7.9 percent) is notably lower than the statewide average (12.2 percent).
- About one-third of Michigan’s veteran population has a disability, more than double the share of nonveterans.
- A majority (55 percent) of Michigan veterans are in their retirement years, age 65 or older.
- Nearly 8 percent of veterans work in Public administration, more than double the rate of nonveterans (3.4 percent).
- Veterans are less likely to have obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher compared to the nonveteran population.
- The number of new veteran registered apprentices increased by roughly 20 percent over the year.