Health Profile of Bolingbrook, Illinois
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Bolingbrook 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
Bolingbrook Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Bolingbrook | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.2 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.6% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Bolingbrook is 79.2 years, about 1.3 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9 years. The uninsured rate is 7.5%, higher than the Illinois average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.6% of residents, lower than the Illinois average of 15.6%.
Population by Age
Older residents
21,139 residents in Bolingbrook are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 662 237 men · 424 women
- 75–84 1,867 856 men · 1,011 women
- 65–74 4,744 2,214 men · 2,530 women
- 50–64 13,867 6,735 men · 7,132 women
Younger residents
18,543 residents in Bolingbrook are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 6,246 2,992 boys · 3,253 girls
- 7–12 5,590 2,790 boys · 2,800 girls
- 3–7 3,923 1,976 boys · 1,947 girls
- 0–3 2,785 1,396 boys · 1,389 girls
About 1,568 residents in Bolingbrook (2.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Bolingbrook | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.7% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.6% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.4% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Bolingbrook is about 42% lower than in Illinois. The rate of cancer in Bolingbrook is about 36% lower than in Illinois. The rate of diabetes in Bolingbrook is about 19% lower than in Illinois.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Bolingbrook | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 14.9% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.0% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.9% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Bolingbrook is about 22% lower than in Illinois.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 84,360 cigarettes a day, 2.5 million a month, or 30.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 927,956 minutes a day and 338.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bolingbrook is 79.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.14 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 | Bolingbrook | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.83 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Bolingbrook is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Bolingbrook, IL Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Bolingbrook, IL is the 2nd largest of the 5 cities compared here, 74,594 residents against a local median of 34,304. Bolingbrook, IL's uninsured, at 7.5%, runs 33% above the 5.6% typical of the cities around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 36.4% against a local median of 28.3%, 29% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Bolingbrook, IL reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The cities themselves spread 5.6% on uninsured, so Bolingbrook, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bolingbrook, IL has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolingbrook, IL | 74,594 | 79.2 yrs #4/5 | 7.5% #4/5 | 36.4% #5/5 |
| Romeoville, IL | 36,499 | 78.3 yrs | 7.2% | 35.5% |
| Woodridge, IL | 32,108 | 80.4 yrs | 8.2% | 29.1% |
| Naperville, IL | 129,015 | 81.8 yrs | 2.6% | 27.4% |
| Lisle, IL | 22,476 | 81.2 yrs | 4.1% | 26.8% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Bolingbrook, Illinois has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Illinois, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Is Bolingbrook, Illinois a healthy place to live?
Bolingbrook, Illinois 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.
How long do people live in Bolingbrook, Illinois?
People in Bolingbrook, Illinois can expect to live 79.2 years on average, 1.3 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9.
What is the uninsured rate in Bolingbrook, Illinois?
7.5% of residents in Bolingbrook, Illinois have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, 0.6 points above the Illinois rate of 6.9%.
How common is obesity in Bolingbrook, Illinois?
36.4% of adults in Bolingbrook, Illinois are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Illinois rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Bolingbrook, Illinois go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 84,360 cigarettes a day, 2.5 million a month, or 30.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 927,956 minutes a day and 338.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bolingbrook is 79.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.14 lifetimes a year.
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