ZIP code
34208
in Bradenton, FloridaPopulation 44,004
44.74/ 100
Ranked #22,681 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #752 of 974 Florida ZIPs (bottom 23%)
Ranked #41 of 42 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ZIPs (bottom 2.4%)
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)
21.8%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
912 units
in the top 1.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
41%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
8.4%
in the top 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Physician access
2.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST80thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Short sleep
42.3%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Grocery access
0.18 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 34208, one of several in Bradenton, Florida ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,681st) and the bottom 23% of Florida (752nd).
Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: modeled uninsured is in the top 3.5% nationally, and floodplain exposure settles in the top 6.0% nationally. Crowded housing resides in the top 6.2% nationally, and modeled disaster risk registers in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 7.1% nationally, expected annual loss stands in the top 7.1% nationally, and short sleep lies in the top 8.3% nationally. More encouragingly, subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 1.7% nationally. Distance to an emergency room sits at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Physicians is in the top 6.9% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. 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. Close by, ZIP 34203, just across the boundary, ranks 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 19%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 76%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 21%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 25%
8%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 53%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 6%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 16%
14%
Preventive Care
in the bottom 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the bottom 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 3%
8%
Disability
healthier than 3%
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
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 its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 77.4 ± 1.1 years. The 40 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.8 years — 2.5 years below them.
Ranked #1,898 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
34203
Floridashares a border
Score 50.61
Closest healthier
34205
Floridashares a border
Score 48.16
Similar health profile
33563
Florida97% similar profile
Score 42.53
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 | 26.4% | 23.8–29.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 38.0% | 34.6–41.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.2% | 7.5–8.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.1% | 7.3–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 8.2–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 18.7% | 16.1–21.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.2% | 35.7–42.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.4% | 31.9–43.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.1–4.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.4% | 17.3–23.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 21.8% | 19.7–24.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 77.0% | 74.5–79.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.3% | 74.1–80.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.6% | 81.8–85.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.6% | 60.0–68.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 49.0% | 45.6–52.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.3% | 65.0–78.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.6% | 12.2–17.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.8% | 14.9–18.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.7% | 27.9–35.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.3% | 36.9–47.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.4% | 23.8–29.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.8–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.8–18.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 16.2–19.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.4% | 34.7–42.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.9% | 9.9–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.5% | 16.6–20.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.8–9.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | FL median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.4% (5.3–23.2%) n=972 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 28.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 15.9% (7.1–27.2%) n=968 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 20.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.7% (2.9–20.6%) n=977 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 29.1% (12.7–56.0%) n=977 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.4% (1.8–7.7%) n=968 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.3% (1.2–11.0%) n=972 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 91.9% (83.2–96.9%) n=972 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 41.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 33.2% (20.1–47.6%) n=972 |
| Homeownership rate | 56.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.9% (47.3–90.5%) n=972 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.2% (0.2–6.7%) n=972 |
| Foreign-born population | 20.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 11.5% (2.3–39.9%) n=977 |
| Single-parent households | 40.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 52.8% (38.7–75.3%) n=968 |
| Population 65+ | 18.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (11.9–40.6%) n=977 |
| Median age | 38.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.0 yr (35.1–59.8) n=972 |
| Median household income | $60,504 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,857 ($48,246–$112,420) n=946 |
| Median home value | $318,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $334,600 ($168,120–$631,410) n=932 |
| Median gross rent | $1,456 | $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 | 77.4 yr ± 0.58 | 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 0.58 years of 77.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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