Ohio Senior Housing & Health Data

Ohio has 1,576 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 83,678 elderly units, of which 796 are rural and 1,198 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,576
  • Total elderly units: 83,678
  • HUD Section 202: 322 properties (27,333 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 370 properties (13,991 units)
  • Rural properties: 796 across 79 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 1,198 (62,661 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 2,103,043; est. living alone: 827,477
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,576 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 83,678 elderly units.

How many seniors in Ohio live alone?

An estimated 827,477 adults age 65+ in Ohio live alone, out of a 65+ population of 2,103,043 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Ohio counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Ohio 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 2026-10-04. Markdown version: /data/state/OH.md