Health Profile of San Fernando, California
San Fernando Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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B
San Fernando Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | San Fernando | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.3 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 19.3% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in San Fernando is 80.3 years, about 0.7 years longer than the California average of 79.6 years. The uninsured rate is 7.8%, higher than the California average of 6.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 19.3% of residents, higher than the California average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,708 residents in San Fernando are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 243 89 men · 154 women
- 75–84 710 316 men · 394 women
- 65–74 1,627 795 men · 832 women
- 50–64 4,129 1,978 men · 2,151 women
Younger residents
5,469 residents in San Fernando are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,646 879 boys · 767 girls
- 7–12 1,595 885 boys · 710 girls
- 3–7 1,274 694 boys · 580 girls
- 0–3 954 512 boys · 442 girls
About 580 residents in San Fernando (2.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | San Fernando | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.5% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 3.8% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.6% | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 32.4% | 30.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in San Fernando is about 40% lower than in California. The rate of heart disease in San Fernando is about 29% lower than in California.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | San Fernando | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 10.8% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.6% | 18.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.9% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in San Fernando is about 23% lower than in California. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in San Fernando is about 18% higher than in California.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 20,175 cigarettes a day, 605,263 a month, or 7.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 221,930 minutes a day and 81.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Fernando is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.92 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | San Fernando | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.62 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in San Fernando is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
San Fernando, CA Health Compared With Nearby Cities
San Fernando, CA is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 23,614 residents against a local median of 210,392. Where San Fernando, CA breaks from the cities next to it is uninsured, sitting 66% above the local median of 4.7% at 7.8%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 32.4% against a local median of 26.4%, 23% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: San Fernando, CA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The cities themselves spread 5.5% on uninsured, so San Fernando, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. San Fernando, CA has the 3rd lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando, CA | 23,614 | 80.3 yrs #4/4 | 7.8% #3/4 | 32.4% #4/4 |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 210,392 | 81.5 yrs | 4.7% | 26.4% |
| Burbank, CA | 104,547 | 81.2 yrs | 4.0% | 26.2% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,843,367 | 80.4 yrs | 9.5% | 29.7% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, San Fernando, California has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than California, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in San Fernando, California.
How healthy is San Fernando, California?
San Fernando, California has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
What is the life expectancy in San Fernando, California?
People in San Fernando, California can expect to live 80.3 years on average, 0.7 years longer than the California average of 79.6.
What percentage of San Fernando, California residents are uninsured?
7.8% of residents in San Fernando, California have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, 1.2 points above the California rate of 6.6%.
How common is obesity in San Fernando, California?
32.4% of adults in San Fernando, California are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.8 points above the California rate of 30.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in San Fernando, California go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 20,175 cigarettes a day, 605,263 a month, or 7.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 221,930 minutes a day and 81.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Fernando is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.92 lifetimes a year.
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