ZIP code
32433
in DeFuniak Springs, FloridaPopulation 19,746
42.95/ 100
Ranked #24,420 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranked #806 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 17%)
Ranked #20 of 21 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ZIPs (bottom 4.8%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Humid extreme heat
144.5 days/year
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
16.7%
in the top 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST71stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Mammography
69.1%
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
23.9%
in the top 12.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
8.4%
in the top 14.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS86thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
38.1%
in the top 30% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS70thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, ZIP 32433, one of several in DeFuniak Springs, Florida lands in the bottom 24% nationally (24,420th) and the bottom 17% of Florida (806th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center lies at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled humid heat stands in the top 6.2% nationally, and uninsured rests in the top 8.0% nationally. Modeled mammography registers in the bottom 10.7% nationally, and crowded housing resides in the top 11.9% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 12.0% nationally, and poverty is in the top 12.2% nationally. Unemployment sits in the top 14.1% nationally, and modeled disaster risk lands in the top 15% nationally.
Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. On the overall standing, ZIP 32435, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 76%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 43%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 18%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 18%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 74%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 60%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 37%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 71%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
“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
2 of our published findings list 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 75.3 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $52,199 predicts 77.5 years — 2.3 years below.
Ranked #3,092 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 88.8; chronic-disease standing 36.2 — 53 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,299 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.
Nearby
32435
Floridashares a border
Score 48.45
Closest healthier
32464
Floridashares a border
Score 47.51
Similar health profile
39556
Mississippi99% similar profile
Score 43.25
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 29.2% | 26.3–32.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.6% | 35.0–42.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.1–11.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.4% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Depression among adults | 20.0% | 17.2–22.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.3% | 12.6–16.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.4% | 35.7–43.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.1% | 28.8–39.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.2% | 15.9–22.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.7% | 14.6–18.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.9% | 74.1–79.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.5% | 70.9–77.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.5% | 80.5–84.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.7% | 55.9–65.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 50.0% | 46.3–53.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.1% | 61.4–76.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 13.3–18.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 20.1% | 17.6–22.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.5% | 24.6–32.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.6% | 33.4–43.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.3% | 22.5–28.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.8% | 17.7–21.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.9% | 15.1–18.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.2% | 16.2–20.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.1% | 34.1–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.7–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.1% | 16.0–20.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.2% | 4.8–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.4–7.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 23.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 30.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 27.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 44.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 14.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 37.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $52,199 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $165,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,064 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,604 ($968–$2,218) n=901 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.3 yr ± 0.72 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 yr (74.6–82.2) n=894 |
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 0.72 years of 75.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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