Kansas Senior Housing & Health Data

Kansas has 529 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 14,939 elderly units, of which 423 are rural and 393 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 529
  • Total elderly units: 14,939
  • HUD Section 202: 122 properties (7,301 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 277 properties (5,724 units)
  • Rural properties: 423 across 103 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 393 (11,942 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 486,659; est. living alone: 182,422
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43.2

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Kansas?

Kansas has 529 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 14,939 elderly units.

How many seniors in Kansas live alone?

An estimated 182,422 adults age 65+ in Kansas live alone, out of a 65+ population of 486,659 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Kansas counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Kansas 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/KS.md