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HAC
Rural Seniors and Their Homes:
Senior Housing Trends and Conditions
across Rural America
HAC
www.ruralhome.org
The mission of the Housing Assistance Council
is to improve housing conditions for the rural
poor, with an emphasis on the poorest of the
poor in the most rural places.
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Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
Rural and Small Town Census Tracts HAC
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2. 11/20/2012
HAC
senior characteristics
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Population Age 65 or Over
HAC
14.0%
13.7%
13.5%
13.0%
Percent of the Population
12.8%
12.7%
12.5%
12.0% 11.9%
11.5%
11.0%
U.S. Rural & Small Town Suburban & Exurban Urban
U.S. Rural & Small Town Suburban & Exurban Urban
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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Where do Seniors Live?
Population by Residence, 2010 Senior Population by Residence, 2010
Rural and
Rural and
Small Town,
Small Town,
21.0%
24.6%
Urban, 29.9% Urban, 30.3%
Suburban Suburban
and Exurban, and Exurban,
49.1% 44.9%
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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3. 11/20/2012
HAC
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Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
HAC
National Rural Housing Conference; December 6th, 2012; Washington, DC
Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
HAC
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4. 11/20/2012
HAC
Living Alone by Gender, U.S.
Persons Aged 65 and Over
28.2%
Rural & Small Town
71.8%
32.2%
Males
Females
67.8%
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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Senior Poverty By Residence & Gender
16%
13.8%
14%
11.8%
12%
10.9%
9.8%
10%
Percent in Poverty
7.9%
8%
7.2%
6%
4%
2%
0%
U.S. Rural & Small Town
All Elderly Elderly Male Elderly Female Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
Percent of Seniors in Poverty, Rural & Small Town
HAC
100%
90%
80%
70%
60% White, non‐
50% Hispanic
40% Minority Status
30%
20%
10%
0%
Overall In Poverty
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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5. 11/20/2012
HAC
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Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
HAC
housing characteristics
National Rural Housing Conference; December 6th, 2012; Washington, DC
Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
Housing Tenure, Persons Aged 65 and Over HAC
100%
11.2% 21.2%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% Renter Occupied
88.8% 78.8%
Owner Occupied
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Rural US
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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6. 11/20/2012
HAC
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
Owned Households with Mortgages, Persons 65 and Over HAC
100%
90%
80%
70%
71.7% 67.5%
60%
50% Without Mortgage
With Mortgage
40%
30%
20%
28.2% 32.5%
10%
0%
Rural US
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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Year Moved into Unit, Persons Aged 65 and Over HAC
70%
60%
50%
40%
Rural & Small Town Renter
Rural & Small Town Owner
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000 or later 1999‐1980 1979‐or earlier
Source: ACS Data, 2006‐2010
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7. 11/20/2012
HAC
Conclusion
National Rural Housing Conference; December 6th, 2012; Washington, DC
Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America
HAC’s RSH HAC
Rural Senior Housing Initiative
Building and preserving housing for seniors in rural communities
‐ Grant Funds
‐ Loans
‐ Training and Technical Assistance
‐ Research and Information
Become a stakeholder:
Contact Janice Clark at janice@ruralhome.org
www.ruralhome.org
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