Illinois Senior Housing & Health Data

Illinois has 1,314 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 71,870 elderly units, of which 679 are rural and 626 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,314
  • Total elderly units: 71,870
  • HUD Section 202: 322 properties (36,150 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 522 properties (9,835 units)
  • Rural properties: 679 across 93 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 626 (40,451 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 2,101,833; est. living alone: 840,268
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43.7

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Illinois?

Illinois has 1,314 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 71,870 elderly units.

How many seniors in Illinois live alone?

An estimated 840,268 adults age 65+ in Illinois live alone, out of a 65+ population of 2,101,833 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Illinois counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Illinois data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/IL.md