North Carolina Senior Housing & Health Data

North Carolina has 1,436 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 54,385 elderly units, of which 918 are rural and 1,066 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,436
  • Total elderly units: 54,385
  • HUD Section 202: 181 properties (12,038 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 588 properties (21,705 units)
  • Rural properties: 918 across 93 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 1,066 (37,120 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,787,027; est. living alone: 693,164
  • Average RHTP risk score: 42.7

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,436 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 54,385 elderly units.

How many seniors in North Carolina live alone?

An estimated 693,164 adults age 65+ in North Carolina live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,787,027 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which North Carolina counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this North Carolina 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/NC.md