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11 <br /> Orange CounEy AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 -2020 <br /> BOCC Work _ n September 8, 2016 <br /> Hou sing Needs for Older Adults/Seniors <br /> There is an ever increasing need for housing options for seniors in Orange County <br /> The county serves 22,123 residents who are over the age 60. <br /> Currently,the county only has 1,534 designated senior-specific housing units across the continuum of care, <br /> 200 assisted units out of a total of 20,234 renter-occupied units which is 1% of the renter-occupied units. <br /> For each type of current housing option for seniors there are few to NO vacancies, and waiting lists spanning <br /> one to several years. <br /> On average, about two apartments in HUD funded senior housing become newly available each year. <br /> Additionally the currently senior specific housing unit costs are out of reach for many low- and moderate- <br /> _ income older adults in Orange County. <br /> Currently there are 3,277 single person households with adults aged 65 and older—this is 6.4% of all the single <br /> person households in the county. <br /> As the 6.4% of older adult, single person households age in place, there are special accommodations and <br /> special needs that will be necessary to sustain this portion of the County's population. <br /> 9 <br />