Community
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
Senior Living Guide
2024
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Senior Living Guide! Our annual Senior Living Guide focuses on resources for seniors living in and around Richardson. It also contains the latest updates in the city. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news—please show them your gratitude by supporting them.
The stories in this edition dig into the demographics of seniors in our market and other useful stories. Check out our story on Richardson’s senior population, which rose for the first time in five years in 2023. Richardson’s population of residents age 65 and up has decreased by nearly 10% since 2017, a trend that’s opposite to what other North Texas cities are seeing. Keep reading to find a listing of senior living options in Richardson. Several other relevant stories and resources, can be found on our website. We hope you find this special section useful. Any other story suggestions or topics in the community you’d like to learn more about? Feel free to send them over to us at ricnews@communityimpact.com!
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Richardson senior population rises for first time in five years
For the first time in five years, Richardson’s senior population increased year over year in 2023, according to US Census Data. By the numbers The population of Richardson residents age 65 and up rose from 14,931 to 14,978 from 2022 to 2023. Richardson’s senior population has still dropped more than 10% since 2018, when 16,766 residents 65 years old or higher lived in the city. Diving deeper While Richardson’s senior population has dropped in the last half-decade, surrounding areas have seen the opposite. Collin County has seen a 31% increase in 65-plus population since 2018, while Dallas County has seen a 13% increase. Addison’s senior population grew by 18% in the last five years, while Dallas, Garland and Plano saw 11%, 9% and 12% increases, respectively.
Richardson age breakdown
Richardson residents age 65+
0-19: 29,324 40-59: 27,080
20-39: 40,623 60+: 21,242
20,000
18,000
16,517
24.79%
34.35%
14,978
16,000
14,000
-9.32%
2023 total population: 118,269
12,000
10,000
0
22.9%
17.96%
SOURCE: US CENSUS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: US CENSUS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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