Health · El Adobe

El Adobe, CA health

El Adobe differs from California on 25 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.5% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (29.2% vs 10.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for El Adobe
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 253 people are less certain, so we show El Adobe's figures without a grade.

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How El Adobe compares with California

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 El Adobe adults…

37 of every 100 El Adobe adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.3%

Bars show El Adobe; the black tick is California. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

El Adobe, betterEl Adobe, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 41.7% El Adobe
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.1% El Adobe
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% El Adobe
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% El Adobe
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of El Adobe adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks California.

70%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
37%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
78%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
47%
Colon screening
CA 58%
71%
Mammogram
CA 76%
69%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 4
working-age adults has no health insurance
El Adobe 25% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How El Adobe adults are doing

1 in 3El Adobe adults feel lonely
38.4% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4El Adobe adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 3El Adobe adults lack social or emotional support
32.4% · California 28.6% · too close to call
1 in 5El Adobe adults are in frequent mental distress
22% · California 16.4% · worse
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 3
El Adobe adults worry about having enough food
40% · CA 17.9% · worse
1 in 3
El Adobe adults worry about keeping their housing
30.1% · CA 14.9% · worse
1 in 6
El Adobe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
17.3% · CA 7.3% · worse
1 in 5
El Adobe adults lack reliable transportation
19.8% · CA 9.3% · worse

40.4% of El Adobe adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

46.7%

of El Adobe adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs25.1%
Thinking or memory24.4%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone14.8%
Vision13%
Dressing or bathing8.8%

Black tick: California. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around El Adobe

El Adobe and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near El Adobe.

Bakersfield: 34.5% Rosedale: 30% Greenacres: 32.3% East Niles: 40.2% La Cresta: 38.5% East Bakersfield: 44.6% Potomac Park: 43% Pumpkin Center: 33.3% Oildale: 37% Greenfield: 36.7% Fairfax: 37.5% Bakersfield Country Club: 30.6% Hillcrest: 41.1% El Adobe: 41.2% El Adobe Bakersfield Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield · 9.4 mi · 1★ MedicareH Mercy Hospital · Bakersfield · 9.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH Adventist Health Bakersfield · Bakersfield · 10.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH Bakersfield Memorial Hospital · Bakersfield · 10.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Lamont Community Health Center · Lamont · 3 mi+ Omni Family Health · Bakersfield · 4.8 mi+
30%44.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Bakersfield34.5%
El Adobe41.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near El Adobe

No hospital or community health center in El Adobe itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERKern Medical CenterBakersfield · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Hospital★★★★★ · 9.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careClinica Sierra VistaLamont · 3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3 mi
Clinica Sierra Vista
3 sites · nearest in Lamont
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.8 mi
Omni Family Health
5 sites · nearest in Bakersfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
9.7 mi
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
10.1 mi
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEl Adobe is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEl Adobe is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEl Adobe is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of El Adobe. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for El Adobe
MeasureEl AdobeMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.9%33.2–40.3%30.5%worse
High cholesterol36.1%32.3–39.7%35.4%about the same
Obesity41.2%35.3–47%27.8%worse
Arthritis24.7%21.9–27.3%20.8%worse
Depression23.7%20.4–27.1%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)29.2%24.6–34.1%10.6%worse
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.2%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)5.5%4.9–6.1%6.4%better
Diabetes18%15.7–20.3%11.7%worse
COPD9.5%8.1–11%5.1%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.4–9.4%5.6%worse
Stroke4.8%4.3–5.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.3%17.1–23.5%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.5%13–18.4%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise41.7%36–47.1%24.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours42.1%36.9–47.6%35.1%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup69.6%65.6–73.4%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit37.1%33.8–40.4%62.8%worse
Cholesterol check78.3%75.1–81.4%85.4%worse
Colon screening47%41.6–52.3%57.5%worse
Mammogram70.7%62.7–77.9%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds69.2%65.8–72.5%71.3%about the same
No health insurance25%19.7–30.2%10.6%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely38.4%33.6–43.7%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support32.4%28.2–37.1%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress22%19.4–24.6%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health39.7%34.7–44.5%22.1%worse
Frequent physical distress21.4%18.8–24.1%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity40%34.3–46.1%17.9%worse
Housing insecurity30.1%26–34.4%14.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat17.3%15–19.8%7.3%worse
No reliable transportation19.8%16.9–23%9.3%worse
Receive SNAP40.4%35.1–46.1%15.6%
Disability
Any disability46.7%41.4–51.8%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs25.1%21.8–28.3%13.8%
Thinking or memory24.4%21.1–27.8%14.6%
Hearing8.5%7.4–9.5%5.9%
Vision13%11.3–14.8%5.6%
Dressing or bathing8.8%7.5–10%3.9%
Errands alone14.8%12.8–16.9%8.1%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed El Adobe door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call El Adobe better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes El Adobe directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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