# 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
- Subsidized senior properties: 1,314
- Elderly units: 71,870
- HUD Section 202: 322 properties (36,150 units)
- USDA Section 515: 522 properties (9,835 units)
- Rural properties: 679 across 93 rural counties
- HPSA shortage-area properties: 626 (40,451 units)
- Population 65+: 2,101,833 (est. 840,268 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/IL