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Health in Tarina · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Tarina?

Tarina differs from California on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.1% vs 6.4%) and fewer adults with high cholesterol (30.9% vs 35.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (17.1% vs 10.6%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 93220, 93307. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Tarina

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · 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
Tarina adults worry about having enough food
25.8% · CA 17.9%
Worse than CA
1 in 5
Tarina adults worry about keeping their housing
21.6% · CA 14.9%
Worse than CA
1 in 9
Tarina adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.5% · CA 7.3%
Worse than CA
1 in 7
Tarina adults lack reliable transportation
13.9% · CA 9.3%
Worse than CA

24.2% of Tarina adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

69% Yearly checkupCA 72%
54% Dentist visitCA 63%
79% Cholesterol checkCA 85%
53% Colon screeningCA 58%
74% MammogramCA 76%
65% Taking BP medsCA 71%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tarina 17.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Tarina adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Tarina runs above California.

1 in 3Tarina adults feel lonely
38.2% · CA 37.3% · About the same as CA
1 in 3Tarina adults lack social or emotional support
30.5% · CA 28.6% · About the same as CA
1 in 4Tarina adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · CA 20.1% · Worse than CA
1 in 5Tarina adults are in frequent mental distress
21% · CA 16.4% · Worse than CA
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Tarina adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with California

Share of adults, with the California figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.7%CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%CA 35.1%
Binge drink 18.6%CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%CA 10.9%
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Tarina, betterTarina, worseAbout the sameCalifornia
Map of trails and conserved land in Tarina
Where Tarina gets moving

8.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tarina adults…

Tarina runs below CA on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Tarina adults have obesity
California: 28 in 100 · worse · likely 29.8–40.7%
Better than CAWorseAbout the sameCalifornia
Getting care

Care in and near Tarina

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

HNearest ERKern Medical CenterBakersfield · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBakersfield Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careEast Niles Community Health CenterBakersfield · 5.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.7 mi
East Niles Community Health Center
Bakersfield · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
6.3 mi
Omni Family Health
4 sites · nearest in Bakersfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.5 mi
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
10.7 mi
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
11.9 mi
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careTarina is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTarina is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthTarina 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 Tarina; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Tarina and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

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% Tarina: 35.2% TarinaBakersfield Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield · 8.5 mi · 1★ MedicareHBakersfield Memorial Hospital · Bakersfield · 10.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHAdventist Health Bakersfield · Bakersfield · 11.4 mi · 2★ MedicareHMercy Hospital · Bakersfield · 11.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHEast Niles Community Health Center · Bakersfield · 5.7 mi+Omni Family Health · Bakersfield · 6.3 mi+
Healthier than CANear CALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bakersfield34.5%
Tarina35.2%
CA27.8%

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory20%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision7.6%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
California
Health Grade

Not graded

CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Tarina, so we show its figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Tarina
MeasureTarinaLikely rangeCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.6%26.4–32.5%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol30.9%27.6–34.2%35.4%better
Obesity35.2%29.8–40.7%27.8%worse
Arthritis19.3%17.1–21.5%20.8%about the same
Depression23.6%20.4–26.8%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)14.7%12.1–17.6%10.6%worse
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.7%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)5.1%4.7–5.7%6.4%better
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.2%11.7%about the same
COPD6.1%5.2–7%5.1%worse
Heart disease5.8%5.2–6.6%5.6%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%12.3–17.2%10.9%worse
Binge drink18.6%15.6–21.8%15.3%worse
Get no exercise29.7%25.5–34.4%24.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours38.9%33.8–44.4%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup68.6%64.6–72.5%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit54.2%50.6–57.8%62.8%worse
Cholesterol check79.4%76.7–82.2%85.4%worse
Colon screening52.7%47.7–57.8%57.5%about the same
Mammogram74.2%67.3–80.7%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds65.2%61.9–68.3%71.3%worse
No health insurance17.1%13.6–21%10.6%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely38.2%33.4–43%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support30.5%26.6–34.7%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress21%18.6–23.4%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health26.9%23.4–30.7%22.1%worse
Frequent physical distress15.5%13.6–17.5%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity25.8%21.8–30.2%17.9%worse
Housing insecurity21.6%18.4–24.9%14.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat11.5%9.9–13.2%7.3%worse
No reliable transportation13.9%11.9–15.9%9.3%worse
Receive SNAP24.2%20.5–28%15.6%
Disability
Any disability36.6%32.3–41.2%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.6%13.6–17.9%13.8%
Thinking or memory20%17.5–22.8%14.6%
Hearing6.2%5.5–7%5.9%
Vision7.6%6.6–8.5%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.9%4.3–5.6%3.9%
Errands alone10.4%9.1–11.9%8.1%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Tarina door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the California figure falls inside it, we don’t call Tarina better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Tarina by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Tarina by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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