ZIP code
48632
in Lake, MichiganPopulation 5,268
44.90/ 100
Ranked #22,522 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)
Ranked #797 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 18%)
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.
Elder-services access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Grocery access
0.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The number of full supermarkets 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. ZipVitals’s food-access signal is derived from these in-ZIP densities — it is not USDA’s food-desert designation, which measures distance to the nearest supermarket. Where a leg is missing, a ZIP reads “not determinable,” never “not a food desert.”
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
10.2%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
28.5 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 14.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS85thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
41.8%
in the top 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, Lake, Michigan (ZIP 48632) ranks in the bottom 30% nationally (22,522nd) and the bottom 18% of Michigan (797th).
Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: elder services rests in the top 7.1% nationally, and grocery is in the top 7.3% nationally. Homeownership stands in the top 13.8% nationally, and park land settles in the top 16% nationally. On the other hand, modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 8.3% nationally, pfas resides in the top 12.1% nationally, and hearing disability lands in the top 12.7% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure registers in the top 12.4% nationally, distance to an emergency room sits in the top 14.2% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 14.9% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 48893, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 86%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 81%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 73%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 22%
16%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
“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
3 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 75.3 ± 1.6 years. A median household income of $57,036 predicts 77.9 years — 2.5 years below.
Ranked #3,484 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.3 ± 1.6 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.1 years — 2.8 years below them.
Ranked #2,171 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 86.0; chronic-disease standing 10.0 (bottom 10%) — 76 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #710 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
48622
Michiganshares a border
Score 44.87
Closest healthier
48893
Michiganshares a border
Score 44.92
Similar health profile
49753
Michigan100% similar profile
Score 45.33
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 | 38.0% | 34.9–41.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 45.0% | 41.3–48.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.8% | 10.8–12.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.8% | 10.7–13.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 10.2% | 9.3–11.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.4 |
| Depression among adults | 27.1% | 23.9–30.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.3% | 13.6–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.8% | 38.1–45.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.0% | 33.7–46.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.5% | 13.0–18.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.1% | 6.0–8.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.4% | 79.1–83.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.4% | 79.9–84.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.7% | 87.4–89.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 70.5% | 66.4–74.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.9% | 59.8–65.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.2% | 66.2–79.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.1% | 15.9–20.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.1% | 25.4–33.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.2% | 28.1–38.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.4% | 21.0–26.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 16.2–19.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.5% | 15.8–19.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.6% | 14.1–17.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.5% | 33.8–41.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.7–11.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.3% | 9.3–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.1% | 17.2–21.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.0% | 4.6–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.1% | 19.3–25.5 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.8% | 13.6–18.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–9.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.0% | 27.0–35.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 13.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 61.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 23.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 48.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $57,036 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $146,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $907 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $972 ($719–$1,368) n=849 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.3 yr ± 0.81 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.6 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 0.81 years of 75.3, 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