Health Profile of Comanche County, Texas
Comanche 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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C
Comanche County Below averageHealthier than 78% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Comanche County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.7 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 20.7% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.9% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Comanche County is 79.7 years, about 1.7 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 20.7%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.9% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
5,977 residents in Comanche County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 331 133 men · 198 women
- 75–84 1,069 505 men · 564 women
- 65–74 1,847 878 men · 969 women
- 50–64 2,731 1,407 men · 1,324 women
Younger residents
2,985 residents in Comanche County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 926 462 boys · 464 girls
- 7–12 896 462 boys · 434 girls
- 3–7 690 346 boys · 344 girls
- 0–3 473 221 boys · 251 girls
About 757 residents in Comanche County (5.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Comanche County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 13.1% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.8% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.2% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Comanche County is about 20% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Comanche County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.7% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.8% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.2% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Comanche County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 20,102 cigarettes a day, 603,053 a month, or 7.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 221,119 minutes a day and 80.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Comanche County is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.93 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 | Comanche County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.67 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Comanche County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Comanche County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Comanche County, TX is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 13,950 residents against a local median of 18,011. The measure that sets Comanche County, TX apart most is uninsured: 20.7%, 36% above the local median of 15.2%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 4.6% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Comanche County, TX, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Comanche County, TX has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche County, TX | 13,950 | 79.7 yrs #2/6 | 20.7% #6/6 | 34.2% #2/6 |
| Erath County, TX | 43,794 | 79.7 yrs | 15.2% | 32.2% |
| Mills County, TX | 4,511 | 80.8 yrs | 10.8% | 36.8% |
| Eastland County, TX | 18,011 | 75.6 yrs | 15.3% | 37.9% |
| Brown County, TX | 38,535 | 74.9 yrs | 15.5% | 38.4% |
| Hamilton County, TX | 8,406 | 78.6 yrs | 13.5% | 34.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Comanche County, Texas has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Texas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Comanche County, Texas.
How healthy is Comanche County, Texas?
Comanche County, Texas has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Comanche County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Comanche County ranks 55th 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.
How long do people live in Comanche County, Texas?
People in Comanche County, Texas can expect to live 79.7 years on average, 1.7 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Comanche County, Texas?
20.7% of residents in Comanche County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 5 people, 3.6 points above the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What is the obesity rate in Comanche County, Texas?
34.2% of adults in Comanche County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.4 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Comanche County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 20,102 cigarettes a day, 603,053 a month, or 7.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 221,119 minutes a day and 80.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Comanche County is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.93 lifetimes a year.
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