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24844

in Iaeger, West VirginiaPopulation 1,049

ZipVitals Score
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15.46/ 100

Ranked #32,018 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 0.2%)

Ranked #687 of 697 West Virginia ZIPs (bottom 1.5%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Tooth loss

44.4%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

17.9%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

26.7%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

40%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

7.4%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.8%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

28.7%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

94.3%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

22.2%

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

47.3%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Cross-source signals

Health need and barriers to care documented here

On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.

These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.

Health need documented here

  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity
  • Adults reporting fair or poor health
  • Chronic conditions

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Households with no vehicle

A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.

See the full care-deserts analysis →

The read

In overall standing, Iaeger, West Virginia (ZIP 24844) comes out in the bottom 0.2% nationally (32,018th) and the bottom 1.5% of West Virginia (687th).

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The clearest local signals in the data come through up front: modeled tooth loss registers in the top 0.2% nationally, independent living disability stands in the top 0.6% nationally, and cognitive disability lands in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health is in the top 0.7% nationally, energy burden resides in the top 0.9% nationally, and self-care disability rests in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled mobility disability lies in the top 0.9% nationally, and diabetes sits in the top 1.6% nationally. Modeled short sleep settles in the top 1.2% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled tree cover registers in the top 0.3% nationally.

In plain terms, energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 24811, just across the boundary. This ZIP further shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 73%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.9%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.2%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.5%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 7%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

in the bottom 0.00%

8%

Disability

healthier than 3%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 73.6; chronic-disease standing 0.3 (bottom 1%) — 73 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #857 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults44.1%40.8–47.3
High blood pressure among adults51.4%47.7–55.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.2–9.7
Current asthma among adults14.1%12.8–15.5
Coronary heart disease among adults12.1%11.1–13.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults19.1%17.3–20.9
Depression among adults34.4%30.7–38.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults22.2%20.0–24.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.9%42.0–49.7
Obesity among adults48.4%41.1–55.3
Stroke among adults6.2%5.7–6.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years44.4%39.7–49.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.6%11.6–15.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.3%78.0–82.4
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.3%76.3–82.2
Cholesterol screening among adults82.4%80.4–84.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years59.0%54.7–63.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults36.0%33.0–39.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.2%58.9–73.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.3%10.4–14.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults33.8%30.5–37.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults47.0%42.2–51.6
Short sleep duration among adults47.3%41.6–53.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults40.0%36.6–43.2
Frequent mental distress among adults25.9%23.7–28.2
Frequent physical distress among adults24.6%22.4–26.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults26.7%24.3–29.1
Any disability among adults51.5%47.2–55.5
Hearing disability among adults11.5%10.4–12.7
Independent living disability among adults17.9%16.3–19.5
Mobility disability among adults28.7%26.0–31.3
Self-care disability among adults8.8%8.1–9.6
Vision disability among adults10.6%9.7–11.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults26.0%22.8–29.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.5%28.2–35.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults40.0%36.3–43.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.6%18.2–23.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults15.7%14.1–17.4
Loneliness among adults37.0%32.7–41.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults19.7%17.6–21.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (0.0–41.0%) n=694
Uninsured 18–640.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.1% (0.0–21.5%) n=682
No HS diploma (25+)34.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50511.8% (0.9–29.6%) n=695
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.1% (0.0–32.5%) n=695
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–17.9%) n=668
Households without a vehicle14.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.3% (0.0–17.1%) n=694
Broadband subscription87.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32285.7% (62.6–100.0%) n=694
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32216.7% (0.0–34.6%) n=694
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32284.0% (61.6–100.0%) n=694
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.0% (0.0–4.1%) n=694
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.0% (0.0–2.1%) n=696
Single-parent households61.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.0% (31.3–90.6%) n=686
Population 65+35.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.0% (10.4–45.0%) n=696
Median age56.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.9 yr (32.6–62.1) n=681
Median household income$25,756$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,088 ($33,083–$85,218) n=539
Median home value$66,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$125,600 ($66,920–$223,500) n=553
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$802 ($586–$1,085) n=293
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WV median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth73.9 yr ± 0.7878.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.2 yr (73.1–81.1) n=686

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.78 years of 73.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured