Kansas Housing Conference 2012 - senior housing - hac

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.

Kansas Housing Conference; September 13th, 2012; Manhattan, KS
Rural Seniors and Their Homes: Senior Housing Trends and Conditions across Rural America

Rural and Small Town Census Tracts HAC


HAC

senior characteristics


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


HAC
Where do Seniors Live?

Population by Residence, 2010 Senior Population by Residence, 2010

Rural and
Rural and
Small
Small
Town, 21.0%
Town, 24.6%
Urban, 29.9% Urban, 30.3%

Suburban Suburban
and and
Exurban, 49.1 Exurban, 44.9
% %



HAC


HAC
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


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



HAC

housing characteristics


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



HAC



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


Cost-Burdened Households, Persons Aged 65 and Over HAC
80%

70%

60%

22.8%
50%

% of homeowners that spend 35% or more of gross
40% income on owner costs
19.7% % of renters that spent 35% or more of gross income
on rent
30%

20%

30.3% 44.6%
10%

0%
Rural US


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



HAC

federally assisted housing programs


Federal Programs HAC

• HUD Section 202
– Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
• USDA Section 515
– Rural Rental Housing Program
• USDA Section 504
– Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Loan/Grant
Program


HAC

Conclusion


HAC
www.ruralhome.org


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