ZIP code
33834
in Bowling Green, FloridaPopulation 6,188
41.81/ 100
Ranked #25,385 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #834 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 14.4%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
25.4%
in the top 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
198.8 days/year
in the top 0.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
13.3%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.1%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST21stUS4thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
55.7%
in the bottom 5.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST3rdUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
42 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.61 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Tooth loss
22.4%
in the top 11.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS89thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Mammography
70.2%
in the bottom 14.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS15thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Bowling Green, Florida (ZIP 33834) lands in the bottom 21% nationally (25,385th) and the bottom 14.4% of Florida (834th).
Several serious readings shape the profile and deserve first mention: modeled uninsured resides in the top 2.1% nationally, humid heat settles in the top 0.5% nationally, and disaster risk is in the top 1.5% nationally. Crowded housing sits in the top 2.8% nationally, modeled colon screening lands in the bottom 5.7% nationally, and fatal road crashes lies in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled tooth loss stands in the top 11.5% nationally, and vision disability rests in the top 11.6% nationally. On the better side, modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 4.0% nationally, and childcare resides in the top 7.0% nationally.
Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. On the overall standing, ZIP 33547, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 18%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 10%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 70%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 47%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 3%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 2%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
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.
Above what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 80.5 ± 2.2 years. A median household income of $60,817 predicts 78.1 years — 2.4 years above.
Ranked #701 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.
Nearby
33547
Floridashares a border
Score 59.49
Closest healthier
33860
Floridashares a border
Score 42.44
Similar health profile
85131
Arizona98% similar profile
Score 37.95
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 | 25.0% | 22.3–27.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.6% | 33.9–41.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Depression among adults | 16.3% | 13.8–19.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.1% | 13.4–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.6% | 33.7–41.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.1% | 34.2–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.4% | 18.7–26.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 25.4% | 22.4–28.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.1% | 71.2–76.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.2% | 70.4–77.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 80.8% | 78.5–82.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 55.7% | 50.7–60.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 40.3% | 36.8–43.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.2% | 62.5–77.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.4% | 12.7–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.5% | 16.1–21.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.4% | 28.0–37.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.7% | 34.6–47.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 27.1% | 24.1–30.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.5–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.7–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.2% | 16.2–20.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.4% | 33.1–41.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.3–9.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–19.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.4–8.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 29.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 24.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 8.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 13.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 50.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 15.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 35.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $60,817 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $113,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,014 | $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 | 80.5 yr ± 1.10 | 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 1.10 years of 80.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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