ZIP code
49632
in Falmouth, MichiganPopulation 1,067
47.30/ 100
Ranked #19,795 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #672 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 31%)
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.
Transportation noise
0.09%
in the bottom 8.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS8thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.2%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
77%
in the bottom 12.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS12thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$46,696
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST9thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Falmouth, Michigan (ZIP 49632) stands in the bottom 38% nationally (19,795th) and the bottom 31% of Michigan (672nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: modeled transportation noise rests in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 14.7% nationally, homeownership rests in the top 14.8% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 15% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden settles in the top 7.5% nationally, home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 12.2% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lands in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility settles at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Household income rests in the bottom 10.7% nationally.
For clarity, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 49651, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 69%
13%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 98%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 44%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 35%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 33%
11%
Disability
healthier than 30%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
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.
Nearby
48625
Michiganshares a border
Score 38.88
Closest healthier
49651
Michiganshares a border
Score 47.87
Similar health profile
04740
Maine99% similar profile
Score 44.87
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 | 33.2% | 29.5–37.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.5% | 35.0–43.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–13.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.3–9.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.2% | 8.5–12.1 |
| Depression among adults | 27.2% | 23.3–31.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.2% | 11.3–15.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 38.5% | 34.0–43.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.7% | 30.1–47.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.6–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.6% | 11.0–16.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.9% | 6.2–9.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.3–81.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.0% | 76.4–83.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.7% | 84.6–88.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.8% | 63.3–74.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.0% | 60.3–67.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.8% | 68.8–83.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.3–19.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.6% | 14.4–21.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.1% | 22.8–33.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.6% | 26.7–40.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.2% | 18.5–26.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.3% | 15.9–20.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.1% | 13.8–18.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.1% | 13.8–18.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 35.0% | 29.8–40.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.0% | 7.8–10.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.7% | 8.2–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 13.7–19.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.7–5.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.6–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.4% | 19.5–27.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 15.2% | 12.0–18.6 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 11.4–17.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.1% | 9.0–13.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.0% | 6.6–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 32.0% | 26.5–37.3 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.9% | 6.6–9.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 12.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 8.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 77.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 66.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 35.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 53.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $46,696 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $151,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $933 | $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 | 78.6 yr ± 1.23 | 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 1.23 years of 78.6, 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