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Reports: Housing

2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey: A National Survey of Adults Age 18-Plus
AARP, January 2025, 45 pp.
This survey focuses on the needs and wants of older adults with regard to housing, transportation, outdoor spaces, and social engagement and isolation. more info >

Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States
Population Reference Bureau, January 2024, 3 pp.
This report examines recent trends and disparities among adults ages 65 and older, and how baby boomers will reshape America’s older population. more info >

Profile of Older Americans
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, November 2023, 20 pp.
National data profile of older adults, including living arrangements, racial and ethnic composition, geographic distribution, income, poverty, housing, employment, education, health and health care, disability, and caregiving. New reports are issued annually. more info >

Aging-Ready Homes in the United States—Perception Versus Reality of Aging-Accessibility Needs: 2019
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, October 2023, 23 pp.
To examine whether U.S. homes are prepared for an aging population, this report uses data from the American Housing Survey (AHS) to show the number of housing units with select aging-accessible features. It also looks at older adults’ beliefs and expectations about aging in place. more info >

More Older Adults, More Complex Needs: 2023 Chartbook
National Association of Area Agencies of Aging, May 2023, 44 pp.
This report summarizes findings from the 2023 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging, which presents trends and information on AAA staffing, services, new and innovative programs, and more. The accompanying 28 state reports highlight state-level data. more info >

Older Adults’ Preparedness to Age in Place: National Poll on Healthy Aging
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, April 2022, 4 pp.
Results from a national survey asking adults age 50–80 about their perspectives on aging in place, their homes, and available social supports. more info >

The Livability Economy: People, Places, and Prosperity
AARP, July 2015, 28 pp.
This report shows how livability initiatives contribute to improved economic performance and a more vibrant, desirable, and competitive environment for housing and commercial investment. The framework of the report focuses on design factors that feature four livability outcomes that benefit older adults and people of all ages, including compactness, integration of land uses, housing diversity, and transportation options. more info >

Housing an Aging Rural America: Rural Seniors and Their Homes
Housing Assistance Council, October 2014, 48 pp.
This report explores the impact that a rapidly aging rural population will have on social, economic, and housing systems. Most seniors wish to remain and age in their homes as long as possible, but rural elders are increasingly experiencing challenges with housing affordability and quality. Rural communities will need to develop a range of housing options in order to enhance the lives of seniors and provide cost-effective options. more info >

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AARP Livability Index
The AARP Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. on indicators related to housing, environment, transportation, safety, health services, and more. more info >