HSA# 509 - CHEROKEE, TX-ANDERSON, TX
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 122 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 111 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 11 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 53 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 9 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 0 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 1 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospital Admissions | 11,733 |
| Hospital beds | 385 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 8 | 648 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 1 | 2 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 7 | 646 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 118,085 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 78,929 | 66.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 9,887 | 8.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 28,174 | 23.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 407 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 688 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 10,986 | 9.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,426 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 27,847 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 21,779 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 14 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 10 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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