Health Profile of Deer Park, Texas
Deer Park 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
Deer Park Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Deer Park | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 13.2% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 14.1% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Deer Park is 77.6 years, about 0.4 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 13.2%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 14.1% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
10,365 residents in Deer Park are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 491 122 men · 368 women
- 75–84 1,206 583 men · 623 women
- 65–74 2,712 1,288 men · 1,424 women
- 50–64 5,956 3,046 men · 2,911 women
Younger residents
8,017 residents in Deer Park are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,518 1,213 boys · 1,305 girls
- 7–12 2,470 1,326 boys · 1,144 girls
- 3–7 1,812 954 boys · 858 girls
- 0–3 1,217 574 boys · 644 girls
About 1,294 residents in Deer Park (3.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.6 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Deer Park | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.7% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.6% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.4% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.3% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Deer Park is about 30% lower than in Texas. The rate of diabetes in Deer Park is about 30% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Deer Park | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.8% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 21.5% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 23.7% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of binge drinking in Deer Park is about 24% higher than in Texas. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Deer Park is about 19% lower than in Texas. The rate of smoking in Deer Park is about 16% lower than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,864 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 471,500 minutes a day and 172.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Deer Park is 77.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.22 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 | Deer Park | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 9.01 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 9.0 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Deer Park is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Deer Park, TX Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Deer Park, TX is typical in size for this group, 33,524 residents against a local median of 34,011, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Deer Park, TX breaks from the cities next to it is uninsured, sitting 52% below the local median of 27.1% at 13.2%. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves spread 20.6% on uninsured, so Deer Park, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Deer Park, TX has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park, TX | 33,524 | 77.6 yrs #2/5 | 13.2% #2/5 | 34.3% #1/5 |
| Pasadena, TX | 149,372 | 76.6 yrs | 28.1% | 38.3% |
| La Porte, TX | 30,613 | 77.9 yrs | 13.1% | 35.2% |
| Channelview, TX | 37,409 | 75.7 yrs | 26.2% | 40.7% |
| Cloverleaf, TX | 22,886 | 76.7 yrs | 33.7% | 41.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Deer Park, Texas has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Texas, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Deer Park, Texas.
Is Deer Park, Texas a healthy place to live?
Deer Park, 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.
What is the life expectancy in Deer Park, Texas?
People in Deer Park, Texas can expect to live 77.6 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Deer Park, Texas?
13.2% of residents in Deer Park, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 4.0 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Deer Park, Texas?
34.3% of adults in Deer Park, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.3 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
What is the biggest health concern in Deer Park, Texas?
Compared with Texas as a whole, binge drinking stands out most: the adult rate here is 21.5%, about 24% higher than the Texas rate of 17.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Deer Park, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,864 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 471,500 minutes a day and 172.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Deer Park is 77.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.22 lifetimes a year.
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