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50065

in Davis City, IowaPopulation 517

ZipVitals Score
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47.07/ 100

Ranked #20,074 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)

Ranked #825 of 922 Iowa ZIPs (bottom 10.6%)

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.

Energy-cost burden

6.5%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 3.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US4th
Definition & 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 ›

Radon

3.1 pCi/L

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

14.4%

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

63.3 mi

in the top 7.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

97.1%

in the top 8.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST75th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

23.5%

in the top 12.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US87th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$49,423

in the bottom 13.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US14th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

6.7%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US78th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

The read

In its overall standing, Davis City, Iowa (ZIP 50065) lands in the bottom 37% nationally (20,074th) and the bottom 10.6% of Iowa (825th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 3.7% nationally, distance to a Superfund site lands in the top 7.9% nationally, and fiber broadband lies in the top 8.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise stands in the bottom 13.2% nationally. On the other side, modeled energy burden rests in the top 1.7% nationally, and radon registers in the top 8.7% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides in the top 7.8% nationally, and poverty settles in the top 12.6% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure is in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs.

Put simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. On the overall standing, ZIP 50140, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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.

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Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 5%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 37%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 88%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 0.5%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 24%

8%

Disability

healthier than 16%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 17%

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 adults32.8%29.0–36.4
High blood pressure among adults38.4%33.9–42.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.5–11.7
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.1–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.9–10.6
Depression among adults21.0%17.7–24.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.4%11.4–15.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%34.9–43.8
Obesity among adults40.5%32.6–48.6
Stroke among adults4.2%3.8–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.2%11.5–17.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.1%5.8–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.5%78.7–84.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%74.5–81.6
Cholesterol screening among adults85.4%83.4–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.5%62.5–72.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.0%60.3–67.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.9%65.8–81.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.3%15.1–21.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.2%14.5–20.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.3%23.4–33.2
Short sleep duration among adults33.0%26.7–40.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.8%17.8–24.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%14.6–18.6
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.2–17.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.5%12.6–16.5
Any disability among adults32.2%27.7–36.8
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.2–10.6
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.5–9.9
Mobility disability among adults16.2%13.9–18.7
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–4.7
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.4–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.5%20.0–27.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.4%10.1–15.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.0%8.9–13.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.6–10.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.8–8.0
Loneliness among adults32.7%27.8–38.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.3–7.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate23.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (2.7–19.1%) n=931
Uninsured 18–6420.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.4% (0.7–14.7%) n=931
No HS diploma (25+)13.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.1% (1.6–12.9%) n=932
Bachelor's or higher (25+)10.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.9% (9.8–36.8%) n=932
Unemployment rate (16+)6.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–6.7%) n=932
Households without a vehicle14.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.4% (0.0–7.9%) n=931
Broadband subscription83.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.5% (77.9–95.1%) n=931
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.2% (9.0–28.8%) n=931
Homeownership rate82.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32282.1% (66.8–93.5%) n=931
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–3.3%) n=931
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–7.2%) n=932
Single-parent households80.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.8% (43.7–75.5%) n=928
Population 65+24.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–31.0%) n=932
Median age45.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.7 yr (34.1–54.7) n=931
Median household income$49,423$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,848 ($55,055–$102,762) n=911
Median home value$92,500$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$161,100 ($93,820–$278,170) n=892
Median gross rent$2,150$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$825 ($614–$1,113) n=771
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.3 yr ± 2.2678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.0 yr (77.2–83.4) n=917

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 2.26 years of 82.3, 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