Despite the recent housing market slowdown, home prices and rents
remain out of reach for many Washington-area residents, especially those
with physical and mental disabilities, elderly people who can no longer
live independently, and the homeless.
In the nation's capital, the over-65 population will grow to
1.1 million by 2040, more than 2.5 times today's total of 429,000.
The population with moderate or serious disabilities, many of whom will
require housing with special design features or supportive services,
will increase 68 percent, from about 508,000 to more than 855,000
people, mainly because the number of elderly disabled residents will
rise -- The Urban Institute
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