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46570

in Tippecanoe, IndianaPopulation 1,279

ZipVitals Score
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38.76/ 100

Ranked #27,564 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.1%)

Ranked #708 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 6.5%)

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.

Fiber broadband

99.7%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

10.2%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

1.7%

in the bottom 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.6%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

40.2%

in the top 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Recreation access

0.92 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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 ›

Distance to a nursing home

8.6 mi

in the top 14.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US85th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

70.4%

in the bottom 16% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US16th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

11.3 mi

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Tippecanoe, Indiana (ZIP 46570) lands in the bottom 14.1% nationally (27,564th) and the bottom 6.5% of Indiana (708th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: fiber broadband rests in the top 2.7% nationally, and poverty registers in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Unemployment resides at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Recreation settles in the top 10.6% nationally, and homeownership is in the top 14.3% nationally. On the other side, crowded housing sits in the top 4.4% nationally, and modeled energy burden lands in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled obesity lies in the top 5.1% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands in the top 9.9% nationally. Modeled arsenic rests in the top 12.5% nationally.

Put simply, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. On the overall standing, ZIP 46501, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 51%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 11%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 11%

8%

Disability

healthier than 30%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 71%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 30%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 ›

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 adults31.2%28.1–34.5
High blood pressure among adults40.9%37.1–44.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.6%7.8–9.6
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.1
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.3–9.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.6%9.1–12.4
Depression among adults27.3%23.8–31.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.5–16.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.9%37.0–45.1
Obesity among adults44.6%37.8–51.8
Stroke among adults4.1%3.6–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.8%17.3–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.6%7.5–12.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.4%75.7–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%74.3–81.0
Cholesterol screening among adults83.9%81.5–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.1%58.5–67.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.7%52.1–59.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.4%62.3–77.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.5%13.9–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.1%17.7–24.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.3%25.7–35.4
Short sleep duration among adults39.1%33.0–45.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.7%21.2–28.8
Frequent mental distress among adults19.8%17.6–22.2
Frequent physical distress among adults16.4%14.4–18.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.8%15.3–20.5
Any disability among adults35.4%30.7–40.4
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.6–9.7
Independent living disability among adults9.9%8.6–11.5
Mobility disability among adults17.0%14.6–19.8
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.0–5.4
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.1–6.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%21.1–29.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.8%13.7–20.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.2–12.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%9.9–14.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.4–10.3
Loneliness among adults34.1%29.2–39.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.7–10.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate1.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764
Uninsured 18–6417.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761
No HS diploma (25+)15.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760
Households without a vehicle7.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764
Broadband subscription82.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)40.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate91.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)10.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764
Foreign-born population1.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767
Single-parent households44.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756
Population 65+15.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767
Median age30.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756
Median household income$54,185$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721
Median home value$221,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$925 ($704–$1,261) n=640
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IN median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.8 yr ± 1.7378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.5 yr (75.1–81.5) n=754

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 1.73 years of 80.8, 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