Health · Walkertown

Walkertown, NC health

Walkertown differs from North Carolina on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.4% vs 13.9%) and more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 7.1%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Walkertown’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Walkertown is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressBMental distressDObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 38%

Less healthyHealthier

North Carolina towns we grade (455)Healthier than 39%

Towns with similar incomes, $62K–$103K (9,662)Healthier than 29%

About what its income would suggest. Walkertown does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Walkertown could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in North Carolina ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Walkertown with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Walkertown uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Walkertown compares with North Carolina

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 Walkertown adults…

39 of every 100 Walkertown adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.1–43%

Bars show Walkertown; the black tick is North Carolina. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walkertown, betterWalkertown, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Walkertown
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Walkertown
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Walkertown
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Walkertown
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walkertown adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Carolina.

Yearly checkup

NC 80%

Dentist visit

NC 64%

Cholesterol check

NC 88%

Colon screening

NC 66%

Mammogram

NC 79%

Taking BP meds

NC 77%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Walkertown 10.3% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Walkertown adults are doing

1 in 3Walkertown adults feel lonely

32.4% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Walkertown adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Walkertown adults lack social or emotional support

22.8% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Walkertown adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · North Carolina 16.5% · 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 7

Walkertown adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · NC 15.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Walkertown adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · NC 12.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Walkertown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · NC 8.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Walkertown adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · NC 8.4% · about the same

12.8% of Walkertown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

of Walkertown adults live with a disability (North Carolina 32%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

Black tick: North Carolina. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Walkertown

Walkertown 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 Walkertown.

33.9%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Kernersville39.5%

Walkertown41.5%

Winston-Salem42.7%

Care nearby

North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem · 8.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

United Health Centers @ CommonsWinston Salem · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Medicine at ElmHigh Point · 15.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Walkertown is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forsyth Central · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careWalkertown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forsyth County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthWalkertown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forsyth County · need score 17 of 25

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 Walkertown. 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 Walkertown

Measure	Walkertown	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35.1–43%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	32.1–40.4%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	41.5%	34.8–48.2%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.5%	26.2–32.8%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	24.5%	21–28.1%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.4%	14.9–21.9%	13.9%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8.1–9.8%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.7–15.3%	12%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.2–17.7%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12.1–17.5%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.4%	22.4–30.6%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	28–38.7%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	76.9–83.3%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	61%	57.2–64.4%	63.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.7–89.9%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	61.3–70.7%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.7%	71.6–84.5%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.9–81.5%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	10.3%	8.8–12%	10.4%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	27.8–37.1%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.8%	19.6–26.3%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.8–18.7%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.1%	18.6–24%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	13–17.5%	15.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10.3–13.7%	12.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	7–9.2%	8.1%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.9–14.9%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	35%	30.9–39.2%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14.5–18.8%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.9–17.6%	14.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.3–6.4%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5%	4%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	8.2%

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 Walkertown door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Walkertown directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Carolina 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.