Health · Escondido

Escondido, CA health

Escondido differs from California on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (14.1% vs 10.6%) and more adults facing housing insecurity (18.9% vs 14.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Escondido

Report card

How Escondido 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 Escondido adults…

30 of every 100 Escondido adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.4–32.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Escondido, betterEscondido, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Escondido
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Escondido
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Escondido
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Escondido
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

CA 72%

Dentist visit

CA 63%

Cholesterol check

CA 85%

Colon screening

CA 58%

Mammogram

CA 76%

Taking BP meds

CA 71%

1 in 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Escondido 14.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Escondido adults are doing

1 in 3Escondido adults feel lonely

37.8% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Escondido adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Escondido adults lack social or emotional support

30.4% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Escondido adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · California 16.4% · too close to call

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 4

Escondido adults worry about having enough food

22.5% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 5

Escondido adults worry about keeping their housing

18.9% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 11

Escondido adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 9

Escondido adults lack reliable transportation

11.5% · CA 9.3% · worse

21.1% of Escondido adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

of Escondido adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory17%

Hearing6%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Escondido

Escondido and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

21%29%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Del Dios23.7%

San Diego24.2%

Harmony Grove24.2%

San Marcos25.3%

Escondido28.1%

Care nearby

Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido · 0.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway · 9.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Neighborhood Healthcare ~ EscondidoEscondido · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neighborhood Healthcare ~ Ray M. Dickinson Wellness CenterEscondido · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEscondido is not a shortage area

! Dental carePart of Escondido is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI MSSA 156e-Escondido Central and South · need score 14 of 25

✓ Mental healthEscondido is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Escondido. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Escondido

Measure	Escondido	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.7%	27.4–32.3%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.8%	31.3–36.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	28.1%	24.9–31.9%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	20.3%	18.5–22.3%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	21.9%	19.7–24.6%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.8–14.2%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.3%	8.4–10.5%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.5%	6–7.1%	6.4%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.6%	5.1–6.3%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.7%	5.2–6.2%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.2%	10.8–13.9%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	14.2–18.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.7%	23.1–28.7%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	32.4–39.5%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.3%	68.6–74.2%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	55.2–60.9%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	81.7–85%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	58.4%	54.3–62.2%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	68.3–80%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	67.5%	64.6–70.4%	71.3%	worse
No health insurance	14.1%	12.7–15.9%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.8%	34.5–41.2%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	30.4%	27.6–33.5%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16.4–19.9%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.1%	22.1–26.5%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.9–15.8%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.5%	20.3–24.8%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	18.9%	17–21%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9%	8–10.3%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.5%	10.4–12.8%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.1%	19.1–23.3%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	28.9–34.5%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	13.1–16%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	17%	15.4–18.7%	14.6%
Hearing	6%	5.4–6.7%	5.9%
Vision	6.8%	6.3–7.3%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.3%	8.5–10.3%	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 Escondido door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Escondido better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Escondido 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.