In 2020, senior women were 50 percent more likely to live alone than their male counterparts in the United States. In that year, approximately one third of women aged 65 and older in the U.S. lived alone. In comparison, only 20 percent of elderly men lived by themselves.
Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender
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Statistics on Housing for seniors in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of renter households in the U.S. 2007-2035, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050
- Premium Statistic Senior population of the U.S. by state 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of senior households living alone in the U.S. 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by patient age and status
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. people who needed help with personal care from others 1997-2018
- Basic Statistic Nursing care spending in the United States by payer 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Future housing plans of Baby Boomer renters in the U.S. 2016-2019
Industry
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- Premium Statistic Share of transactions in senior housing market in the U.S. H1 2021, by buyer type
- Premium Statistic Volume of seniors housing investment in the U.S. 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading seniors housing owners in the U.S. 2022, by number of properties
- Premium Statistic Leading seniors housing owners in the U.S. 2022, by number of units
- Premium Statistic Quarterly senior housing occupancy rate United States Q4 2019-Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading senior housing providers in the U.S. 2020, by market cap
- Premium Statistic Top U.S. not-for-profit senior living organizations by total living units 2021
Market data
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- Premium Statistic Number of senior housing communities in the U.S. Q1 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of senior housing units in the U.S. Q1 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of senior housing units in the U.S. 2000-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of senior housing units in the U.S. Q1 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Headquarter location: top U.S. not-for-profit senior living organizations 2021
- Premium Statistic Median monthly rate for senior housing in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Annual rate of long-term care services in the U.S. by type 2021
Investor sentiment
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- Premium Statistic Alternative real estate investment sectors in the Americas 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. senior housing occupancy rate outlook 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Likelihood to invest in seniors housing near and long term in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Seniors housing risk premium outlook in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Seniors housing LTV ratio outlook in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Generational satisfaction with salary in the United Kingdom in 2017
- Generational priority for universal education and literacy in United Kingdom in 2017
- Individuals who frequently recommend products in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who stated that they trusted the mainstream media in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who believed that religion is a good influence in the UK in 2017
- Generational perception of their success and race in the United Kingdom 2017
- Individuals who think that artificial intelligence will end the world in the UK 2017
- Generational satisfaction with sex life in the United Kingdom in 2017, by gender
- Generational perception of their success and intelligence in the United Kingdom 2017
- Individuals who think that the gig economy exploits workers in the UK 2017
- Individuals who frequently complain about products in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who favored Google to purchase goods in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who believed that winning is important in the UK in 2017
- Generational priority for eradicating poverty in United Kingdom in 2017
- Generational perception of their success and work ethic in the United Kingdom 2017
- Opinions on most appropriate age to leave parental home in Italy 2016
- Share of people that feel lonely in Great Britain in 2020, by marital status
- Opinions on women having a better life than their parents' generation India 2019
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (May 29, 2021). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender." Chart. May 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of Senior Households Living Alone in The United States 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, May 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/