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28114

in Mooresboro, North CarolinaPopulation 7,104

ZipVitals Score
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49.76/ 100

Ranked #16,570 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #405 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 49%)

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.

Crowded housing

4.7%

in the top 15.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US85th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Mooresboro, North Carolina (ZIP 28114) sits in the bottom 48% nationally (16,570th) and the bottom 49% of North Carolina (405th).

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: outer-floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep settles in the bottom 23% nationally. On the other hand, modeled pfas lands in the top 11.1% nationally, and crowded housing rests in the top 15.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Recreation lands at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 19% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 19% nationally. Modeled humid heat lands in the top 19% nationally. Childcare rests at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.

Put plainly, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 28017, about 0.9 miles away.

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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Risk Behavior

healthier than 66%

11%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 51%

13%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 46%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 51%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 15%

8%

“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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 75.9 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $60,500 predicts 78.1 years — 2.2 years below.

    Ranked #2,956 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, 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 adults29.4%26.9–32.1
High blood pressure among adults37.6%34.6–40.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.0%8.4–9.7
Current asthma among adults11.2%10.2–12.4
Coronary heart disease among adults7.3%6.7–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.7–9.4
Depression among adults27.0%24.0–30.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.8%10.6–13.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.4%34.3–40.8
Obesity among adults36.0%30.6–42.2
Stroke among adults3.8%3.6–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.4%12.9–18.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.5%9.2–11.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.0%74.6–79.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.7%75.9–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%85.2–88.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.3%61.2–69.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.0%58.8–65.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.5%71.5–82.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.4%13.3–17.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.1%14.4–18.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.4%22.2–29.0
Short sleep duration among adults32.3%27.4–37.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.1%18.1–22.3
Frequent mental distress among adults17.8%16.2–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.2%12.8–15.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.9–18.1
Any disability among adults34.7%31.4–38.5
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.6–9.2
Independent living disability among adults9.0%8.2–9.9
Mobility disability among adults15.3%13.8–17.0
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.8–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.9–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.4%19.7–25.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.1%12.4–16.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.3%9.9–12.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.7–12.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.8%7.0–8.7
Loneliness among adults32.8%28.9–36.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.3–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate8.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6413.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)11.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)5.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle3.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription84.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate75.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population3.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households63.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+18.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age44.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$60,500$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$150,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$695$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$957 ($715–$1,575) n=687
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.9 yr ± 0.7978.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.3 yr (74.6–80.8) n=747

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 0.79 years of 75.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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