HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3.5* |
| Whites | 3.1* |
| Blacks | 70.9* |
| Males | 4.5* |
| Females | 3.2* |
| White Males | 4.6* |
| White Females | 2.4* |
| Black Males | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 181.8* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 107 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 92 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 15 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 47 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 4 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 2 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 2 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospital Admissions | 7,696 |
| Hospital beds | 311 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 7 | 799 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 14 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 785 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 70,608 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 61,381 | 86.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,063 | 7.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 618 | 0.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,812 | 4.0 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 734 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,685 | 8.1 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,820 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,745 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 11,151 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |