Housing Issues for Seniors in Frederick County

Housing  (Source: 2022 American Community Survey [ACS])

• 81.5% – Living in owner-occupied units
• 18.5% – Living in renter-occupied units
• 1.1% – had no telephone service available
• 24.6% of households in owner-occupied units had selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of 30% or more of monthly household income in the past 12 months
• 55.6% of households in renter-occupied units had gross rent as a percentage 30% or more of monthly household income in the past 12 months
• 93.6% of the senior population were living in the same house as in the previous year
• 6.1%:  living with grandchildren
• 0.9% responsible for grandchildren living with them

Affordable Housing Data

• Between 2000 and 2022, the median gross rent in Frederick County increased 105.5%, from $719 to $1,478*.    *2022 ACS
• 2023 ALICE Household Survival Budget allocates $1,662 for rent for a single senior adult in Frederick County. This aligns with the $1,666 allocated in the 2023 UMass-Boston Elder Index for Frederick County.