Health · Walnut Park

Walnut Park, CA health

Walnut Park differs from California on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (4% vs 6.4%) and fewer adults with arthritis (18.4% vs 20.8%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (25.7% vs 10.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Walnut Park
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How Walnut Park 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 Walnut Park adults…

30 of every 100 Walnut Park adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.6–31.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walnut Park, betterWalnut Park, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.9% Walnut Park
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Walnut Park
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Walnut Park
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Walnut Park
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

67%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
49%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
80%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
47%
Colon screening
CA 58%
72%
Mammogram
CA 76%
68%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 4
working-age adults has no health insurance
Walnut Park 25.7% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Walnut Park adults are doing

1 in 2Walnut Park adults feel lonely
44.3% · California 37.3% · worse
1 in 5Walnut Park adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 3Walnut Park adults lack social or emotional support
35.4% · California 28.6% · worse
1 in 5Walnut Park adults are in frequent mental distress
18.3% · 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
Walnut Park adults worry about having enough food
36.3% · CA 17.9% · worse
1 in 3
Walnut Park adults worry about keeping their housing
29.1% · CA 14.9% · worse
1 in 8
Walnut Park adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.9% · CA 7.3% · worse
1 in 6
Walnut Park adults lack reliable transportation
16.4% · CA 9.3% · worse

30.5% of Walnut Park adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%
Thinking or memory21.3%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone11.6%
Vision10.8%
Dressing or bathing6.6%

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

Around Walnut Park

Walnut Park 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.

South Gate: 31% Huntington Park: 33% Florence-Graham: 33.8% Lynwood: 32.7% Paramount: 31.4% Downey: 27.6% Cudahy: 34.9% Vernon: 29.6% Bell: 33% Maywood: 32.8% Los Angeles: 27.3% Walnut Park: 32% Walnut Park South Gate Huntington Park Florence-Graham Community Hospital of Huntington Park · Huntington Park · 1.5 mi · 1★ MedicareH Saint Francis Medical Center · Lynwood · 3.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital · Los Angeles · 3.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH Los Angeles Community Hospital · Los Angeles · 4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Altamed Medical Group - Huntington Park Seville · Huntington Park · 0 mi+ Northeast Community Clinic · Huntington Park · 0.4 mi+
27.3%34.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
South Gate31%
Walnut Park32%
Huntington Park33%
Florence-Graham33.8%

Care nearby

Community Hospital of Huntington ParkHuntington Park · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood · 3.3 mi · ★★★★★
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles · 3.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Altamed Medical Group - Huntington Park SevilleHuntington Park · 0 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Northeast Community ClinicHuntington Park · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careWalnut Park is not a shortage area
! Dental carePart of Walnut Park is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - MSSA 78.2fff/Firestone/Florence South/Watts · need score 19 of 25
✓ Mental healthWalnut Park 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 Walnut Park. 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 Walnut Park
MeasureWalnut ParkMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.6%27.6–31.7%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol36.6%34.5–39%35.4%about the same
Obesity32%28.9–35.3%27.8%worse
Arthritis18.4%16.9–20%20.8%better
Depression19.3%17.4–21.2%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13%10.7–15.3%10.6%worse
Asthma9%8.2–10%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)4%3.7–4.4%6.4%better
Diabetes15.3%14–16.9%11.7%worse
COPD4.9%4.4–5.6%5.1%about the same
Heart disease5.8%5.2–6.4%5.6%about the same
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%11.7–15.1%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.2%13.5–17%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise36.9%33.8–40.3%24.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours37.9%34.9–40.8%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup67.3%64.7–69.9%71.9%worse
Dentist visit48.6%45.9–51%62.8%worse
Cholesterol check79.7%77.6–81.9%85.4%worse
Colon screening47%43.5–50.4%57.5%worse
Mammogram72.3%67–77%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds68.3%65.7–70.7%71.3%worse
No health insurance25.7%22.2–29.5%10.6%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely44.3%41.3–47.6%37.3%worse
Lack emotional support35.4%32.5–38.8%28.6%worse
Frequent mental distress18.3%16.7–20.1%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health35.9%33.1–38.9%22.1%worse
Frequent physical distress18.4%16.9–20.3%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity36.3%32.7–40.3%17.9%worse
Housing insecurity29.1%26.2–32.4%14.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat11.9%10.5–13.6%7.3%worse
No reliable transportation16.4%14.6–18.5%9.3%worse
Receive SNAP30.5%27.1–34.3%15.6%
Disability
Any disability40.6%37.8–43.9%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs19.4%17.7–21.5%13.8%
Thinking or memory21.3%19.3–23.6%14.6%
Hearing6.5%5.9–7.3%5.9%
Vision10.8%9.9–12%5.6%
Dressing or bathing6.6%6–7.4%3.9%
Errands alone11.6%10.4–12.9%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 Walnut Park door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Walnut Park better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Walnut Park 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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