# Delaware Senior Housing & Health Data
Delaware has 119 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 5,174 elderly units, of which 76 are rural and 117 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.
## Portfolio at a glance
- Subsidized senior properties: 119
- Elderly units: 5,174
- HUD Section 202: 21 properties (2,662 units)
- USDA Section 515: 50 properties (1,631 units)
- Rural properties: 76 across 2 rural counties
- HPSA shortage-area properties: 117 (5,037 units)
- Population 65+: 201,255 (est. 67,792 living alone)
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Source: HUD, USDA RD, HRSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot 2026-08-04.
Canonical page: https://community.connective.care/data/state/DE