ZIP code
32702
in Altoona, FloridaPopulation 2,636
42.67/ 100
Ranked #24,670 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)
Ranked #813 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 17%)
Ranked #88 of 92 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ZIPs (bottom 4.4%)
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.
Coronary heart disease
12.6%
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
13.1%
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
177.7 days/year
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST37thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Stroke
6.0%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
53.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Unemployment rate
15%
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
23.2%
in the top 6.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
44.7%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
12.3%
in the bottom 8.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
75.7%
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›The read
Altoona, Florida (ZIP 32702), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 23% nationally (24,670th) and the bottom 17% of Florida (813th).
The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled coronary heart disease sits in the top 1.1% nationally, hearing disability settles in the top 1.8% nationally, and humid heat registers in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled stroke stands in the top 4.1% nationally, fatal road crashes lands in the top 3.2% nationally, and unemployment is in the top 3.8% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 6.4% nationally, and high cholesterol rests in the top 5.0% nationally. Home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 10.7% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 8.5% nationally.
Defined in plain terms, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 32767, just across the boundary.
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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 90%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 65%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 60%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 59%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 68%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Disability
healthier than 2%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 1%
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 90.0 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 6.5 (bottom 10%) — 84 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #339 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
32102
Floridashares a border
Score 40.18
Closest healthier
32767
Floridashares a border
Score 44.24
Similar health profile
67646
Kansas97% similar profile
Score 44.36
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 | 38.0% | 34.9–41.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.8% | 42.3–49.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 14.4% | 13.1–15.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.9–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–14.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.3% | 10.6–14.3 |
| Depression among adults | 18.5% | 16.2–21.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.0% | 15.0–19.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 44.7% | 41.1–48.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.1% | 30.2–40.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.0% | 5.2–6.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.0% | 12.6–17.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.4% | 11.6–15.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.9% | 81.7–85.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.7% | 79.0–84.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.2% | 86.8–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.1% | 61.9–70.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.2% | 51.1–57.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.1% | 63.3–76.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.3% | 10.4–14.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.5% | 13.5–17.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.7% | 26.4–35.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.8% | 30.6–39.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.2% | 22.1–28.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.8–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.4–20.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.6% | 13.8–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 41.5% | 37.5–45.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.7–14.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.3% | 9.7–13.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.2% | 20.0–26.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.5% | 4.8–6.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.5% | 6.5–8.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 43.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 15.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 75.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 38.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 60.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 69.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 36.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 57.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $50,935 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $118,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $3,501 | $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 | 77.0 yr ± 1.32 | 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 1.32 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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