Virginia Senior Housing & Health Data

Virginia has 774 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 42,236 elderly units, of which 488 are rural and 349 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 774
  • Total elderly units: 42,236
  • HUD Section 202: 134 properties (14,565 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 246 properties (10,046 units)
  • Rural properties: 488 across 126 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 349 (16,980 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,410,160; est. living alone: 531,483
  • Average RHTP risk score: 42.6

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Virginia?

Virginia has 774 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 42,236 elderly units.

How many seniors in Virginia live alone?

An estimated 531,483 adults age 65+ in Virginia live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,410,160 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Virginia counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Virginia 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/VA.md