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48014

in Capac, MichiganPopulation 4,294

ZipVitals Score
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51.92/ 100

Ranked #13,558 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #406 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranked #134 of 215 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ZIPs (bottom 38%)

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.

Mental-health provider access

0.23 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

28.1%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.23 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 an emergency room

16.5 mi

in the top 9.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.46 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›

Households without a vehicle

0.72%

in the bottom 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US18th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

The read

Capac, Michigan (ZIP 48014), by its composite score, sits in the top 42% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,558th) and the top 42% of Michigan (406th).

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Where the data is kindest to this area, a few readings lead the way: mental-health providers registers in the top 3.3% nationally, and elder services settles in the top 6.1% nationally. Outpatient sits in the top 9.1% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle rests in the bottom 18% nationally, and modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 20% nationally. On the other hand, modeled arsenic is in the top 3.6% nationally, distance to an emergency room lands in the top 9.0% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 16% nationally. Recreation registers at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs.

For anyone unfamiliar, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 48002, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 61%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 62%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 64%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 40%

11%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 72%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 61%

16%

Disability

healthier than 61%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 53%

14%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 28%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 27%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 53%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Disability

healthier than 41%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 26%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 22%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 adults29.0%26.0–32.4
High blood pressure among adults35.6%32.0–39.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.0–9.6
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.3–13.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.9–7.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.2%7.2–9.2
Depression among adults27.6%24.2–31.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.7–12.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.5%30.9–38.6
Obesity among adults36.3%30.3–43.6
Stroke among adults3.3%3.0–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.4%7.6–11.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%6.2–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.1%73.3–78.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.3%76.3–82.5
Cholesterol screening among adults86.9%85.1–88.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.4%65.1–73.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults67.1%63.7–70.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.6%67.1–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.9%14.3–20.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.4%14.0–19.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.2%21.5–29.7
Short sleep duration among adults36.5%30.9–42.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.3%16.8–22.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.8%16.8–21.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.7%13.0–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.3%13.6–17.3
Any disability among adults32.3%28.3–36.8
Hearing disability among adults7.2%6.4–8.0
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.4–9.4
Mobility disability among adults13.7%11.9–15.7
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.2–4.0
Vision disability among adults4.6%4.1–5.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.8%20.2–27.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.1%11.7–16.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.3%10.2–14.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.2%9.5–13.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.5%6.5–8.6
Loneliness among adults34.1%29.0–39.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.6–9.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974
Uninsured 18–6413.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975
No HS diploma (25+)8.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50522.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974
Unemployment rate (16+)7.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974
Households without a vehicle0.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973
Broadband subscription90.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32222.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973
Homeownership rate87.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32285.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973
Foreign-born population2.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975
Single-parent households47.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970
Population 65+15.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975
Median age41.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29243.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974
Median household income$66,800$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962
Median home value$217,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952
Median gross rent$848$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$972 ($719–$1,368) n=849
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.0 yr ± 0.9378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.6 yr (75.7–81.6) n=940

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 0.93 years of 77.0, 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