Texas Senior Housing & Health Data

Texas has 1,281 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 70,361 elderly units, of which 748 are rural and 601 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,281
  • Total elderly units: 70,361
  • HUD Section 202: 233 properties (24,765 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 631 properties (21,780 units)
  • Rural properties: 748 across 232 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 601 (32,867 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 3,905,545; est. living alone: 1,470,474
  • Average RHTP risk score: 44.4

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Texas?

Texas has 1,281 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 70,361 elderly units.

How many seniors in Texas live alone?

An estimated 1,470,474 adults age 65+ in Texas live alone, out of a 65+ population of 3,905,545 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Texas counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Texas 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/TX.md