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Health in Buckholts · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Buckholts residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Buckholts, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Buckholts. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
22.8%
About the same as TX (21.8%)
Obesity
37%
About the same as TX (35.6%)
No exercise
29.6%
About the same as TX (27.8%)
Uninsured
20.3%
About the same as TX (19.1%)
Nearest ER
19.9 mi
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
What stands out

What stands out about health in Buckholts

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Buckholts

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

HNearest ERBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple · 19.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWaco Family Medicine - Temple DowntownTemple · 20.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
20.1 mi
Waco Family Medicine - Temple Downtown
Temple · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
23.3 mi
Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System)
Temple · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
25.8 mi
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -Taylor
Taylor · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.4 mi
Lone Star Circle of Care
5 sites · nearest in Taylor
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.9 mi
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Harker Heights · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Buckholts itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Buckholts itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Buckholts 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 Buckholts; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buckholts adults…

Buckholts runs above TX on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Buckholts adults have had cancer
Texas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.2–7.6%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.6%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 17.9%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Buckholts, betterBuckholts, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where Buckholts gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupTX 74%
55%Dentist visitTX 55%
85%Cholesterol checkTX 85%
59%Colon screeningTX 58%
71%MammogramTX 74%
75%Taking BP medsTX 74%
1 in 5
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buckholts 20.3% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Buckholts adults are doing

About the same as Texas on each measure.

1 in 4Buckholts adults lack social or emotional support
26.8% · TX 28.4% · About the same as TX
1 in 5Buckholts adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 6Buckholts adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · TX 16.9% · About the same as TX
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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

Find a group →

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 6
Buckholts adults worry about having enough food
15.9% · TX 19.3%
Better than TX
1 in 7
Buckholts adults worry about keeping their housing
14.2% · TX 16.4%
Better than TX
1 in 11
Buckholts adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.1% · TX 10.7%
Better than TX
1 in 11
Buckholts adults lack reliable transportation
9.1% · TX 10.5%
Better than TX

10.9% of Buckholts adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.6% across Texas.

Around town

Buckholts and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.6%

of Buckholts adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Texas

Questions about health in Buckholts

Why doesn’t Buckholts have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Buckholts.

What hospital is closest to Buckholts?

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple in Temple, 19.9 miles in a straight line from Buckholts’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Buckholts.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Texas 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.