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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Texas Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Texas Township is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns

Texas Township differs from Illinois on 9 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 3 better, 6 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 61727, 61756. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Texas Township

COPD, cancer and heart disease run high in Texas Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.1%), vs 6.3% across Illinois. 1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.7%), vs 7.6% across Illinois. Heart disease is also above the state: 7.1%, vs 5.9% across Illinois. In all, Texas Township runs above Illinois on four of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 33% of residents are 65 or older (Illinois 17%), and COPD, cancer and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Texas Township

1 in 7 adults smoke cigarettes (14.8%), vs 12.1% across Illinois. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Illinois figure falls outside Texas Township’s likely range; Texas Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 61727, 61756, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Texas Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Texas Township is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 64% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 32%).

B−Self-rated health19.2% · IL 18.6% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14% · IL 12.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.2% · IL 15.6% · U.S. 15.9%
CObesity38.4% · IL 34% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.7% · IL 11.7% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.8% smoke · IL 12.1% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise23.5% · IL 23% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 51%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $65K–$108K (10,267)Healthier than 42%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Texas Township’s median household income is $86,739; among the 10,267 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($65K–$108K), it’s healthier than 42%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Texas Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 61727,61756), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Texas Township adults…

Texas Township runs above IL on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Texas Township adults have COPD
Illinois: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–9.3%
Better than ILWorseAbout the sameIllinois
Why age matters here

Texas Township is an older town: 33% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Illinois. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Texas Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Texas Township33%
Illinois17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Illinois

Share of adults, with the Illinois figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.5%IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.9%IL 35.4%
Binge drink 17.9%IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Texas Township, betterTexas Township, worseAbout the sameIllinois
Where Texas Township gets moving

8.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Texas Township

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

HNearest ERWarner Hospital and Health ServicesClinton · 3.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyDecatur Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 16.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Illinois University School of MedicineDecatur · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.5 mi
Warner Hospital and Health Services
Clinton · not rated
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
2 sites · nearest in Decatur
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Community Health Improvement Center
3 sites · nearest in Decatur
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.9 mi
St. Marys Hospital
Decatur · ★★★★★
ER
21.8 mi
Kirby Medical Center
Monticello · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Texas Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Texas Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Texas Township itself

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 Texas Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Texas Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Illinois.

78%Yearly checkupIL 78%
64%Dentist visitIL 63%
87%Cholesterol checkIL 87%
64%Colon screeningIL 60%
71%MammogramIL 74%
78%Taking BP medsIL 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Texas Township 7.5% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Texas Township adults are doing

About the same as Illinois on each measure.

1 in 3Texas Township adults feel lonely
32.6% · IL 33.5% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Texas Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.6% · IL 25.4% · About the same as IL
1 in 4Texas Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · IL 19.8% · About the same as IL
1 in 6Texas Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · IL 15.6% · About the same as IL
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Texas Township 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.

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 8
Texas Township adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · IL 15.9%
Better than IL
1 in 10
Texas Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · IL 13.2%
Better than IL
1 in 15
Texas Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · IL 7.8%
About the same as IL
1 in 14
Texas Township adults lack reliable transportation
7% · IL 8%
About the same as IL

12.7% of Texas Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Around town

Texas Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Creek Township: 38.5%Tunbridge Township: 37.3%Clintonia Township: 38.5%Maroa Township: 38.5%Nixon Township: 38.7%Harp Township: 38.3%De Witt Township: 37.8%Aetna Township: 37.4%Austin Township: 38.1%Barnett Township: 37.6%Wapella Township: 36.6%Hickory Point Township: 43.1%Friends Creek Township: 38.9%Texas Township: 38.4%Texas TownshipCreek TownshipTunbridge TownshipClintonia TownshipMaroa TownshipWarner Hospital and Health Services · Clinton · 3.5 miH
Healthier than ILNear ILLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tunbridge Township37.3%
Texas Township38.4%
Creek Township38.5%
Clintonia Township38.5%
Maroa Township38.5%
IL34%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Texas TownshipB−38.4%11.7%14.8%ZIP codes
Creek Township————
Tunbridge Township————
Maroa Township————
Clintonia TownshipC+38.5%12.2%15.9%ZIP codes

Creek Township and Tunbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Maroa Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.9%

of Texas Township adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Illinois

Every CDC estimate for Texas Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Texas Township is better than Illinois on 3 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Illinois figure falls inside Texas Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Texas TownshipILU.S.vs IL
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.2%16.4–21.918.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14%12.2–15.712.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.2%15.1–19.215.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity38.4%30.2–46.634%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.511.7%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.4%32.3–40.733%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.9%33.4–42.435.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29.1%25.7–32.524.2%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.89.9%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.7%8.7–10.77.6%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7.1%6.4–7.95.9%6.4%Worse
COPD8.1%7.1–9.36.3%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.7%3.3–43.3%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13%10.5–15.910.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.8%12.4–17.412.1%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work23.5%19.3–27.923%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.9%14.8–21.417.8%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.9%29.3–43.135.4%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.5%6–9.19.9%11%Better
Checkup in the past year78.3%74.6–81.877.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year63.5%59.6–67.363.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.1%85.1–88.887.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.5%74.4–80.375.7%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)63.5%58–68.760.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)71.2%62.5–7973.5%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.7%19.3–26.519.8%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely32.6%27.6–38.233.5%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.6%19.9–27.625.4%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12.9%10.7–15.415.9%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing10.4%8.7–12.313.2%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.8%5.7–7.97.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7%6–8.18%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)12.7%10.4–15.213.8%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability30.9%26.6–35.227.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.6%12.5–16.712.8%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.6%11.9–15.512.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.8%6.9–8.86.2%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.7%4.2–5.24.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.4–9.57.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.7%3.3–4.23.5%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Illinois figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Texas Township

Is Texas Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Texas Township is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 42%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Texas Township?

CDC estimates 38.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.2% and 46.6%, against 34% across Illinois and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Texas Township?

Warner Hospital and Health Services in Clinton, 3.5 miles in a straight line from Texas Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Texas Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6–9.1%), against 9.9% across Illinois.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Texas Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.