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30153

in Rockmart, GeorgiaPopulation 18,467

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44.81/ 100

Ranked #22,609 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranked #418 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 41%)

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.

Loneliness

37.7%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Park land

9.3%

in the top 12.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US88th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

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Distance to a community health center

9.7 mi

in the top 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US79th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

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The read

Rockmart, Georgia (ZIP 30153), overall, ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,609th) and the bottom 41% of Georgia (418th).

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This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: park land settles in the top 12.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover is in the top 12.8% nationally. Distance to a nursing home sits at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 17% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 19% nationally. Set against that, modeled loneliness stands in the top 9.8% nationally, and expected annual loss rests in the top 14.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat registers in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to a community health center settles in the top 21% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 30132, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 40%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 26%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

5%

Lifting this score

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 75%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 45%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 43%

14%

Disability

healthier than 49%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 30%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 12%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.7 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $57,377 predicts 77.9 years — 3.2 years below.

    Ranked #4,357 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 adults28.7%26.1–31.3
High blood pressure among adults39.0%35.8–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.0%7.3–8.6
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.8–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults7.2%6.6–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.8%8.0–9.7
Depression among adults23.1%20.4–25.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%12.4–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.7%35.4–42.0
Obesity among adults40.1%34.2–46.1
Stroke among adults4.0%3.8–4.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years18.3%15.7–21.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.8%12.2–15.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.8%75.5–79.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.9%73.9–79.5
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%83.2–86.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.1%59.1–67.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.7%52.6–58.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.6%67.6–79.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.4%13.2–17.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults18.1%16.1–20.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.7%26.2–33.2
Short sleep duration among adults39.1%34.1–44.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.4%21.2–25.6
Frequent mental distress among adults19.3%17.7–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.2%14.7–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.3%15.7–18.9
Any disability among adults34.7%31.3–38.1
Hearing disability among adults7.6%6.9–8.3
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.5–11.3
Mobility disability among adults16.5%14.9–18.2
Self-care disability among adults4.8%4.5–5.2
Vision disability among adults6.1%5.7–6.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.3%21.4–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.6%16.5–20.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.7%13.9–17.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.6%13.0–16.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults9.9%9.0–10.9
Loneliness among adults37.7%33.4–42.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.5–10.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6414.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)13.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)5.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle3.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription88.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate68.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population1.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households46.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+16.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age40.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$57,377$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$215,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$1,069$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.7 yr ± 0.7478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30876.1 yr (73.3–79.7) n=668

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 0.74 years of 74.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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