ZIP code
48749
in Omer, MichiganPopulation 1,271
46.04/ 100
Ranked #21,304 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranked #748 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 23%)
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
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
55.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Child-care access
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services 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 ›Park land
20.6%
in the top 6.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
13.8 mi
in the top 9.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST88thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 11.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS89thDefinition & 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 ›The read
In overall standing, Omer, Michigan (ZIP 48749) comes out in the bottom 34% nationally (21,304th) and the bottom 23% of Michigan (748th).
The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled arsenic stands in the top 12.0% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 14.3% nationally. More encouragingly, elder services is in the top 1.0% nationally, childcare resides in the top 3.0% nationally, and park land rests in the top 6.8% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 9.0% nationally, and recreation sits in the top 11.2% nationally. Homeownership settles in the top 12.4% nationally, and modeled humid heat registers in the bottom 12.9% nationally. Modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 13.1% nationally.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, elder services runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, 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. 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. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 48658, 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 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 49%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 29%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 18%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
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 88.8; chronic-disease standing 13.3 — 76 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #734 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
48658
Michiganshares a border
Score 46.76
Closest healthier
48659
Michiganshares a border
Score 46.28
Similar health profile
26292
West Virginia99% similar profile
Score 43.02
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 | 37.2% | 33.1–41.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.8% | 38.2–47.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.5% | 10.4–12.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.6–13.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.4–10.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.3% | 9.8–13.1 |
| Depression among adults | 27.5% | 23.6–31.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.6% | 12.6–16.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.1% | 35.4–44.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.6% | 31.3–48.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.7% | 4.2–5.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.2% | 13.9–20.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 6.7% | 5.4–8.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.8% | 77.8–83.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.8% | 78.7–84.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.3% | 87.7–90.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.0% | 63.8–73.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.1% | 59.2–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.8% | 66.3–81.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.1% | 12.4–18.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.4% | 15.4–21.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.2% | 23.4–33.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.1% | 26.3–39.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.8% | 19.6–26.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.9% | 15.8–20.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.1% | 14.9–19.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.4–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.5% | 31.6–41.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.7–11.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.3% | 15.7–21.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.5 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.2% | 18.6–26.0 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.9% | 12.1–17.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.0% | 12.2–17.7 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.0–12.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.6–8.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.9% | 25.7–36.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.2% | 7.0–9.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 14.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 6.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 87.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 58.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 23.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 46.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $51,544 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $129,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $1,265 | $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 | 75.7 yr ± 1.15 | 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 1.15 years of 75.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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