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28347

in Hoffman, North CarolinaPopulation 2,212

ZipVitals Score
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45.54/ 100

Ranked #21,830 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #560 of 793 North Carolina ZIPs (bottom 29%)

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.

Unemployment rate

27%

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

High cholesterol

29.8%

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

30.6%

in the top 6.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

14.4%

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

21.2%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

14.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

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Civic-institution access

0.64 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

38%

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

26.6%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

96.7%

in the top 11.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST92nd
US89th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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 without health insurance
  • People living in poverty
  • Food insecurity
  • Housing insecurity

Barriers to reaching care

  • Thin local supply of doctors
  • Thin local supply of pharmacies
  • Limited home internet for telehealth

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

By its overall health score, Hoffman, North Carolina (ZIP 28347) lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,830th) and the bottom 29% of North Carolina (560th).

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The readings that matter most locally set the tone for the profile: unemployment rests in the top 1.1% nationally, and poverty is in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled transportation stands in the top 7.3% nationally, and housing insecurity settles in the top 7.4% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff lies in the top 8.0% nationally, loneliness resides in the top 8.7% nationally, and food insecurity lands in the top 9.1% nationally. Fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the encouraging side, modeled high cholesterol sits in the bottom 3.2% nationally, and civic rests in the top 8.7% nationally.

Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 27281, just across the boundary. On a broader view, the area also 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 17%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 85%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 46%

8%

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 2%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 28%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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 ›

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 adults20.6%18.0–23.3
High blood pressure among adults36.3%32.1–40.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.2%3.8–4.7
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults5.4%4.8–6.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.6%5.8–7.6
Depression among adults22.1%18.5–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.9%10.4–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened29.8%25.9–33.9
Obesity among adults42.0%33.6–50.9
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.4%16.7–24.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.0%12.5–19.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure67.8%64.7–71.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.8%71.6–79.7
Cholesterol screening among adults79.7%76.2–82.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.0%54.6–64.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.8%45.8–53.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.1%70.8–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.5–20.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.0%14.9–21.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.1%23.2–33.1
Short sleep duration among adults40.5%33.4–47.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.9%20.4–27.8
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%16.8–21.9
Frequent physical distress among adults13.1%11.3–14.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.4%16.5–22.4
Any disability among adults36.3%31.1–41.6
Hearing disability among adults5.9%5.2–6.6
Independent living disability among adults10.0%8.6–11.6
Mobility disability among adults14.0%12.1–16.0
Self-care disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.6
Vision disability among adults7.0%6.2–8.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults30.9%25.7–36.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.6%21.5–32.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.0%17.8–26.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.2%17.4–25.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.0–17.2
Loneliness among adults38.0%31.4–44.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.1–17.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NC median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate30.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.0% (4.4–25.0%) n=793
Uninsured 18–6443.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28614.5% (5.7–24.9%) n=794
No HS diploma (25+)32.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50510.4% (3.1–19.8%) n=798
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.8% (10.7–53.4%) n=798
Unemployment rate (16+)27.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.1%) n=796
Households without a vehicle3.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–10.2%) n=793
Broadband subscription96.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (76.2–96.3%) n=793
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32224.7% (14.1–36.5%) n=793
Homeownership rate79.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (52.7–89.7%) n=793
Crowded housing (>1 per room)5.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–4.5%) n=793
Foreign-born population5.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5534.2% (0.0–12.9%) n=799
Single-parent households20.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08751.8% (39.2–70.1%) n=790
Population 65+3.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.1–31.9%) n=799
Median age29.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.5 yr (33.3–55.7) n=797
Median household income$39,110$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,030 ($44,419–$97,111) n=749
Median home value$91,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$223,850 ($113,970–$452,990) n=758
Median gross rent$761$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 birth77.6 yr ± 1.2378.9 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 1.23 years of 77.6, 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