Health Profile of The Acreage, Florida
The Acreage 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
The Acreage Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 77.2 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.4% | 11.5% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 13.5% | 19.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in The Acreage is 79.1 years, about 1.9 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2 years. The uninsured rate is 10.4%, lower than the Florida average of 11.5%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 13.5% of residents, lower than the Florida average of 19.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
11,865 residents in The Acreage are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 410 182 men · 228 women
- 75–84 1,055 442 men · 613 women
- 65–74 2,472 1,293 men · 1,179 women
- 50–64 7,927 4,199 men · 3,728 women
Younger residents
6,651 residents in The Acreage are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,439 1,310 boys · 1,128 girls
- 7–12 2,051 1,110 boys · 940 girls
- 3–7 1,309 707 boys · 602 girls
- 0–3 852 449 boys · 403 girls
About 939 residents in The Acreage (2.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | The Acreage | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.4% | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.4% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.2% | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 26.3% | 33.8% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in The Acreage is about 35% lower than in Florida. The rate of cancer in The Acreage is about 26% lower than in Florida. The rate of diabetes in The Acreage is about 24% lower than in Florida.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | The Acreage | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.8% | 21.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.9% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 22.6% | 29.1% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in The Acreage is about 22% lower than in Florida. The rate of smoking in The Acreage is about 17% lower than in Florida.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 44,485 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 16.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 489,332 minutes a day and 178.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in The Acreage is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.29 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 | The Acreage | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.88 | 7.27 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.9 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in The Acreage is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
The Acreage, FL Health Compared With Nearby Cities
The Acreage, FL is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 32,213 residents against a local median of 61,106. The measure that sets The Acreage, FL apart most is uninsured: 10.4%, 18% above the local median of 8.8%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves sit within 0.5% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and The Acreage, FL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. The Acreage, FL has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acreage, FL | 32,213 | 79.1 yrs #4/4 | 10.4% #4/4 | 26.3% #4/4 |
| Royal Palm Beach, FL | 36,723 | 80.6 yrs | 8.4% | 26.0% |
| Wellington, FL | 61,106 | 82.6 yrs | 9.0% | 24.9% |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 64,023 | 82.4 yrs | 8.8% | 23.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, The Acreage, Florida has an overall health index grade of B, making it notably better than Florida, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in The Acreage, Florida.
What is the health grade for The Acreage, Florida?
The Acreage, Florida 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 average lifespan in The Acreage, Florida?
People in The Acreage, Florida can expect to live 79.1 years on average, 1.9 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2.
What is the uninsured rate in The Acreage, Florida?
10.4% of residents in The Acreage, Florida have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 1.1 points below the Florida rate of 11.5%.
What percentage of The Acreage, Florida residents are obese?
26.3% of adults in The Acreage, Florida are classified as obese, about 1 in 4, 7.5 points below the Florida rate of 33.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in The Acreage, Florida go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 44,485 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 16.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 489,332 minutes a day and 178.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in The Acreage is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.29 lifetimes a year.
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