ZIP code
47922
in Brook, IndianaPopulation 1,315
42.20/ 100
Ranked #25,041 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #640 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 15%)
Ranked #339 of 374 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ZIPs (bottom 9.4%)
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.
Fatal road crashes
60.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Unemployment rate
12.3%
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.1%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
43.6%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Walkability
3 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 15% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS15thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Distance to an emergency room
12.8 mi
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS84thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
18.7%
in the top 24% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS76thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 27% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS27thDefinition & 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 ›Hearing disability
9.4%
in the top 26% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS74thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Brook, Indiana (ZIP 47922) stands in the bottom 22% nationally (25,041st) and the bottom 15% of Indiana (640th).
A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 13.3% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. By contrast, fatal road crashes registers in the top 2.2% nationally, unemployment lies in the top 6.0% nationally, and modeled energy burden is in the top 7.9% nationally. Modeled obesity registers in the top 7.2% nationally, modeled tooth loss lies in the top 11.9% nationally, and walkability is in the bottom 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to an emergency room lies in the top 16% nationally.
For clarity, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 47948, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 52%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 26%
8%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 92%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 56%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 35%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 44%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 19%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 29%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
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 71.6; chronic-disease standing 16.1 — 56 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,075 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.
Nearby
47948
Indianashares a border
Score 43.67
Closest healthier
47963
Indianashares a border
Score 50.23
Similar health profile
16678
Pennsylvania98% similar profile
Score 40.37
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 | 34.0% | 30.5–37.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.4% | 37.2–45.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.7% | 8.7–10.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.8% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.3–12.2 |
| Depression among adults | 25.1% | 21.4–29.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 13.0–17.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.4% | 36.1–44.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.6% | 35.6–51.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.2% | 18.2–26.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.2% | 9.3–13.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.0% | 77.4–82.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.4% | 75.9–82.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.3% | 83.4–87.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.6% | 59.5–69.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.4% | 54.7–62.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.3% | 66.9–81.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.3% | 12.5–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.7% | 15.9–21.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.1% | 25.2–35.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.8% | 31.2–44.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.6% | 22.2–29.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.2–20.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.7–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.0–19.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.9% | 33.2–42.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.3–10.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.6–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.7% | 16.1–21.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.7% | 4.1–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.7% | 20.3–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.8% | 14.0–19.8 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 9.9% | 8.2–11.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.1% | 10.2–14.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.3–9.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.3% | 27.5–37.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.4–9.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 12.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 73.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 54.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 25.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 41.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $61,033 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $125,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724 |
| Median gross rent | $1,054 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $925 ($704–$1,261) n=640 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.9 yr ± 1.09 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.5 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 1.09 years of 76.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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