Analysis
NAICS 623312 is the 2022 national industry for assisted living facilities for the elderly, part of 62331 (Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 20,884 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 508,230 people at an average annual payroll of $34,874 per employee (7th percentile of national industries). 33% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly, with 78.7% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include assisted living facilities for the elderly without nursing…, homes for the aged without nursing care, homes for the elderly without nursing care and old age homes without nursing care, among 8 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 623311, 623110 and 531110. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, assisted living facilities with on-site nursing care facilities are classified in 623311 (Continuing Care Retirement Communities) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing residential and personal care services without nursing care for (1) the elderly or other persons who are unable to fully care for themselves and/or (2) the elderly or other persons who do not desire to live independently. The care typically includes room, board, supervision, and assistance in daily living, such as housekeeping services.
Illustrative Examples:
Assisted living facilities for the elderly without nursing care Rest homes without nursing care
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Assisted living facilities with on-site nursing care facilities | 623311 Continuing Care Retirement Communities |
| Assisted living facilities for the elderly with nursing care or rest homes with nursing care | 623110 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
| Apartment or condominium complexes where people live independently in rented or owned housing units | 531110 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
Index entries (8)
- Assisted living facilities for the elderly without nursing care
- Homes for the aged without nursing care
- Homes for the elderly without nursing care
- Old age homes without nursing care
- Old soldiers' homes without nursing care
- Rest homes without nursing care
- Retirement homes without nursing care
- Senior citizens' homes without nursing care