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36053

in Midway, AlabamaPopulation 2,403

ZipVitals Score
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30.73/ 100

Ranked #30,610 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 4.6%)

Ranked #576 of 619 Alabama ZIPs (bottom 7.0%)

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.

Diabetes

26.9%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.9%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

9.8%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

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High blood pressure

59.9%

in the top 0.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

30.3%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Vision disability

12.0%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

37.3%

in the top 1.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

48.1%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.7%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

51.6%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

Full methodology ›

The read

Midway, Alabama (ZIP 36053), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 4.6% nationally (30,610th) and the bottom 7.0% of Alabama (576th).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled diabetes sits in the top 0.2% nationally, and stroke lies in the top 0.4% nationally. Modeled self-care disability rests in the top 0.8% nationally, and high blood pressure resides in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled mobility disability is in the top 0.5% nationally, vision disability lands in the top 2.1% nationally, and fair or poor health stands in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled short sleep registers in the top 0.9% nationally, independent living disability settles in the top 1.9% nationally, and obesity sits in the top 0.3% nationally.

For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 36005, just across the boundary. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 0.2% nationally.

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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 91%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 63%

13%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.9%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 78%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 4%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 38%

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 91.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 0.9 (bottom 1%) — 91 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #105 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.

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 adults39.7%36.7–42.7
High blood pressure among adults59.9%56.6–63.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.1%6.6–7.7
Current asthma among adults12.2%11.0–13.4
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.9–11.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.7%11.4–14.1
Depression among adults20.2%17.8–23.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults26.9%24.5–29.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened45.5%42.0–49.2
Obesity among adults51.6%45.2–58.3
Stroke among adults7.9%7.3–8.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.2%25.5–33.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.3%11.3–15.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.3%82.5–86.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults85.6%83.4–87.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.4%85.9–88.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.0%63.0–70.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults45.6%42.3–49.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.7%72.0–82.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults8.9%7.5–10.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.7%19.2–24.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.7%38.3–47.2
Short sleep duration among adults48.1%42.3–53.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults37.3%34.0–40.6
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.9–20.5
Frequent physical distress among adults19.3%17.6–21.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.7%17.8–21.7
Any disability among adults48.3%44.4–52.3
Hearing disability among adults9.0%8.1–9.9
Independent living disability among adults15.7%14.2–17.3
Mobility disability among adults30.3%27.7–33.1
Self-care disability among adults9.8%9.0–10.8
Vision disability among adults12.0%10.9–13.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults33.2%29.2–37.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults38.9%35.0–43.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults35.4%31.6–39.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.6%23.6–29.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults18.1%16.2–20.3
Loneliness among adults38.9%34.1–44.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults20.5%18.2–23.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.4% (5.1–31.1%) n=623
Uninsured 18–6414.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.7% (5.2–25.2%) n=625
No HS diploma (25+)22.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.2% (3.6–23.0%) n=626
Bachelor's or higher (25+)8.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.9% (6.9–38.8%) n=626
Unemployment rate (16+)11.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–11.0%) n=622
Households without a vehicle11.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.0% (0.0–12.1%) n=622
Broadband subscription70.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.9% (68.8–94.9%) n=622
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.3% (10.1–35.0%) n=622
Homeownership rate83.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.3% (54.7–92.5%) n=622
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–4.2%) n=622
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–6.2%) n=628
Single-parent households32.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08750.9% (35.0–68.6%) n=617
Population 65+18.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.0% (11.9–29.2%) n=628
Median age37.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.3 yr (33.4–52.9) n=621
Median household income$49,357$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,896 ($37,738–$88,230) n=587
Median home value$104,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$160,950 ($87,300–$292,680) n=568
Median gross rent$529$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$856 ($625–$1,266) n=503
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.8 yr ± 0.8678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.7 yr (72.1–78.3) n=599

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 0.86 years of 74.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured