Increases in the elderly population (defined as people aged 65 years old and above by the United States Census Bureau) in the United States (U.S.) have reached an inflection point. This demographic shift fundamentally reshapes the magnitude of housing needs in U.S. communities. Planning housing markets for active aging, our study (1) examines how the overall housing market in the U.S. responds to increases in the elderly population, (2) identifies housing preferences of elderly populations by exploring the heterogeneous effects of increasing elderly populations on different types/sizes of houses. Our results suggest that increases in the elderly population are associated with a slight rise in prices in the overall housing market. It points towards the role of increasing elderly populations in shaping the housing market, bringing both opportunities and challenges in reframing urban and housing policy. The study also shows that increases in the elderly population have significant and positive effects on single-family homes and small homes, but no impact on condominiums and large homes. The heterogeneous effects on different types/sizes of housing represent the preferences of elderly populations to single-family homes and small homes. Given the increasing size and share of elderly populations and severe shortages in affordable elderly housing, our study suggests that a strong commitment to reframing urban policy and housing programs targeting assistance and support toward elderly populations such as the Sect. 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, is in great need of federal and local governments’ interventions.

美国（美国）老年人口（美国人口普查局定义为 65 岁及以上人口）的增长已达到拐点。这种人口结构转变从根本上重塑了美国社区的住房需求规模。为积极老龄化规划住房市场，我们的研究 (1) 考察了美国整体住房市场如何应对老年人口的增加，(2) 通过探索老年人口增加对不同类型的异质性影响来确定老年人口的住房偏好/房屋大小。我们的研究结果表明，老年人口的增加与整体住房市场价格的小幅上涨有关。它指出了增加老年人口在塑造住房市场中的作用，为重新制定城市和住房政策带来机遇和挑战。该研究还表明，老年人口的增加对单户住宅和小型住宅有显着的积极影响，但对公寓和大型住宅没有影响。对不同类型/大小住房的异质影响代表了老年人对单户住宅和小型住宅的偏好。鉴于老年人口的规模和份额不断增加，以及可负担的老年人住房严重短缺，我们的研究表明，要坚定致力于重新制定城市政策和住房计划，以帮助和支持老年人群，例如 Sect。202老年保障性住房项目，急需联邦和地方政府的干预。