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39114

in Mendenhall, MississippiPopulation 9,359

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45.62/ 100

Ranked #21,749 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #102 of 406 Mississippi ZIPs (top 25%)

Ranked #21 of 59 Jackson, MS ZIPs (top 36%)

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.

Fatal road crashes

37.4 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 8.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST76th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

133.1 days/year

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US91st
Definition & 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 ›

The read

By its overall health score, Mendenhall, Mississippi (ZIP 39114) lands in the bottom 32% nationally (21,749th) and the top 25% of Mississippi (102nd).

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The measures split the difference for this area: distance to an emergency room lands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Mental-health providers registers in the top 10.5% nationally. Distance to a community health center sits at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home rests at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Against that, fatal road crashes is in the top 8.1% nationally, modeled humid heat stands in the top 9.1% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure settles in the top 10.5% nationally. Poverty lies in the top 13.4% nationally, lead in tap water resides in the top 13.7% nationally, and modeled loneliness lands in the top 14.2% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 39042, 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 Jackson, MS metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 87%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 27%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 25%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 34%

11%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 67%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 62%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 60%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 64%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 64%

11%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 38%

13%

“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 75.8 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $60,286 predicts 78.1 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 87.0; chronic-disease standing 27.3 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #1,751 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 adults31.3%28.0–34.8
High blood pressure among adults45.7%41.5–50.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.0%7.2–8.7
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.9–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults7.7%7.0–8.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%8.1–10.0
Depression among adults19.5%16.6–22.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.7%13.9–17.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.2%36.0–44.6
Obesity among adults40.4%32.5–48.6
Stroke among adults4.6%4.3–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.7%17.4–24.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.3%9.7–13.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.5%78.1–82.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.7%78.6–84.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.9%85.1–88.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.3%57.5–67.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults9.1%7.8–10.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.4%66.1–80.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.5%11.1–16.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.9%15.8–20.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.0%29.3–38.9
Short sleep duration among adults36.1%30.0–42.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.6%21.9–27.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.4%15.5–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.6–17.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.7%15.9–19.7
Any disability among adults38.6%34.3–43.1
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.4–9.2
Independent living disability among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Mobility disability among adults19.2%17.2–21.5
Self-care disability among adults5.4%4.9–5.8
Vision disability among adults6.9%6.3–7.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults29.4%25.7–33.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults21.8%19.2–24.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.8%11.0–14.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.4%14.4–18.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.3%10.1–12.6
Loneliness among adults36.6%31.5–41.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.4–12.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate22.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36419.9% (8.3–37.0%) n=406
Uninsured 18–6412.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28616.8% (8.1–29.3%) n=410
No HS diploma (25+)15.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.4% (5.9–25.0%) n=411
Bachelor's or higher (25+)19.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.0% (7.1–33.6%) n=411
Unemployment rate (16+)5.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.8% (0.0–14.2%) n=411
Households without a vehicle3.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3225.5% (0.0–13.9%) n=405
Broadband subscription80.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32279.7% (62.7–93.0%) n=405
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.7% (9.7–36.0%) n=405
Homeownership rate85.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.2% (49.8–91.7%) n=405
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.4% (0.0–5.0%) n=405
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–4.4%) n=412
Single-parent households50.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08746.9% (29.2–61.4%) n=404
Population 65+22.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.8% (11.7–26.2%) n=412
Median age45.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.5 yr (30.5–49.6) n=411
Median household income$60,286$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$50,353 ($32,100–$72,379) n=377
Median home value$129,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$118,100 ($72,660–$219,420) n=374
Median gross rent$855$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$827 ($532–$1,130) n=319
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.8 yr ± 0.7178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.4 yr (72.7–79.0) n=405

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 0.71 years of 75.8, 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