ZIP code
49799
in Wolverine, MichiganPopulation 2,331
44.67/ 100
Ranked #22,745 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #807 of 973 Michigan ZIPs (bottom 17%)
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
0.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Park land
28.7%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.2%
in the bottom 6.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.05%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
11.4 mi
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS9thDefinition & 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 ›Obesity
43.6%
in the top 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
0.94%
in the top 11.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
64.1%
in the top 12.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Mammography
71.2%
in the bottom 20% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS20thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
Wolverine, Michigan (ZIP 49799), on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 29% nationally (22,745th) and the bottom 17% of Michigan (807th).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: elder services lies in the top 3.2% nationally, park land settles in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled arsenic stands in the bottom 6.1% nationally. Floodplain exposure is in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 9.3% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 11.3% nationally. Distance to a community health center lands at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Working the other way, distance to a nursing home resides in the top 8.8% nationally, and modeled obesity lies in the top 7.2% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 49706, 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 96%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 65%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 30%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 32%
8%
Disability
healthier than 14%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
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 95.5 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 11.8 — 84 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #333 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
49705
Michiganshares a border
Score 44.06
Closest healthier
49706
Michiganshares a border
Score 53.18
Similar health profile
49631
Michigan98% similar profile
Score 43.88
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 | 36.5% | 32.6–40.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.9% | 38.3–47.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.0% | 10.6–13.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–11.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.9% | 10.2–13.7 |
| Depression among adults | 28.1% | 24.2–32.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.3% | 13.2–17.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 35.2–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.6% | 35.3–51.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.8% | 4.3–5.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.9% | 12.9–19.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.0% | 5.6–8.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.7–83.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.5% | 78.1–84.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.9% | 86.0–89.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.3% | 61.0–71.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.0% | 61.4–68.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.2% | 62.5–79.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.0% | 12.1–18.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.4% | 16.1–22.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.2% | 23.4–33.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 27.5–41.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.5% | 20.1–27.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.4% | 16.1–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.4% | 15.2–19.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.2% | 14.1–18.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.2% | 32.2–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.7% | 16.0–21.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–7.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 22.6% | 18.9–26.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.4% | 13.5–19.5 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 17.2% | 14.3–20.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 11.7% | 9.9–13.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.5–10.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.6% | 25.6–35.8 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.7% (4.3–22.3%) n=974 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 8.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.8% (2.5–13.5%) n=975 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 6.7% (2.5–14.2%) n=974 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 18.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 22.1% (11.4–48.3%) n=974 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (1.3–10.0%) n=974 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.9–10.8%) n=973 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (79.5–95.5%) n=973 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 22.5% (14.8–32.9%) n=973 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 85.3% (62.2–94.6%) n=973 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.6%) n=973 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.8% (0.3–10.0%) n=975 |
| Single-parent households | 69.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 56.5% (43.6–74.2%) n=970 |
| Population 65+ | 25.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.5% (13.7–35.2%) n=975 |
| Median age | 53.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 43.6 yr (35.2–58.2) n=974 |
| Median household income | $58,235 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $68,216 ($47,282–$105,129) n=962 |
| Median home value | $184,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $192,350 ($116,360–$355,650) n=952 |
| Median gross rent | $675 | $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 | 76.7 yr ± 1.00 | 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 1.00 years of 76.7, 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