Health Profile of Comal County, Texas
Comal County 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
Comal County Around averageHealthier than 95% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Comal County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.5% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 14.9% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Comal County is 79.1 years, about 1.1 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 10.5%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 14.9% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
71,730 residents in Comal County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 3,434 1,344 men · 2,090 women
- 75–84 8,822 4,008 men · 4,814 women
- 65–74 19,406 9,444 men · 9,963 women
- 50–64 40,067 19,531 men · 20,537 women
Younger residents
39,670 residents in Comal County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 12,825 6,489 boys · 6,335 girls
- 7–12 11,913 6,173 boys · 5,740 girls
- 3–7 8,689 4,523 boys · 4,166 girls
- 0–3 6,244 3,193 boys · 3,051 girls
About 7,763 residents in Comal County (4.2% 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 | Comal County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.3% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.9% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.0% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Comal County is about 19% lower than in Texas. The rate of heart disease in Comal County is about 17% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Comal County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15.1% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.9% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 22.6% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Comal County is about 24% lower than in Texas. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Comal County is about 23% lower than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 216,803 cigarettes a day, 6.5 million a month, or 79.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.4 million minutes a day and 870.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Comal County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 21 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 | Comal County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.62 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Comal County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Comal County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Comal County, TX is typical in size for this group, 183,826 residents against a local median of 183,641, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nothing separates Comal County, TX sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 10% below the local median at 10.5% against 11.6%. Comal County, TX has the lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comal County, TX | 183,826 | 79.1 yrs #2/6 | 10.5% #1/6 | 35.0% #3/6 |
| Hays County, TX | 268,638 | 78.9 yrs | 11.6% | 29.8% |
| Guadalupe County, TX | 183,641 | 79.1 yrs | 11.0% | 38.4% |
| Bexar County, TX | 2,066,173 | 77.8 yrs | 16.0% | 40.4% |
| Kendall County, TX | 48,567 | 81.1 yrs | 10.8% | 33.3% |
| Blanco County, TX | 12,446 | 78.2 yrs | 14.7% | 35.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Comal County, Texas has an overall health index grade of B, making it notably better than Texas, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Comal County, Texas.
Is Comal County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Comal County, Texas 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.
Is Comal County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Comal County ranks 14th healthiest out of 247 counties in Texas by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Comal County, Texas?
People in Comal County, Texas can expect to live 79.1 years on average, 1.1 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Comal County, Texas?
10.5% of residents in Comal County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 6.6 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What is the obesity rate in Comal County, Texas?
35.0% of adults in Comal County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.6 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Comal County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 216,803 cigarettes a day, 6.5 million a month, or 79.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.4 million minutes a day and 870.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Comal County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 21 lifetimes a year.
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