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52201

in Ainsworth, IowaPopulation 1,148

ZipVitals Score
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56.95/ 100

Ranked #7,325 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 23%)

Ranked #141 of 922 Iowa ZIPs (top 15%)

Ranked #10 of 21 Iowa City, IA ZIPs (top 48%)

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.

Binge drinking

21%

in the top 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.85 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Fatal road crashes

52.3 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Radon

3.1 pCi/L

in the top 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST29th
US90th
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 ›

Poverty rate

2.7%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

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, Ainsworth, Iowa (ZIP 52201) lands in the top 23% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,325th) and the top 15% of Iowa (141st).

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This area's strengths are easy to pick out across the measures: childcare sits in the top 3.4% nationally, poverty lands in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 10.5% nationally. Modeled pfas stands in the bottom 10.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 11.8% nationally. Working the other way, modeled binge drinking registers in the top 3.3% nationally, and fatal road crashes resides in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled radon settles in the top 9.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Walkability sits in the bottom 16% nationally.

Put simply, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. 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. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 52755, about 1.7 miles away, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Iowa City, IA metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 69%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 77%

8%

Disability

healthier than 76%

7%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 54%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 52%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 52%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 35%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 78%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 60%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 50%

11%

Disability

healthier than 55%

7%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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 adults27.6%24.3–31.0
High blood pressure among adults35.5%31.3–39.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.4–10.3
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.5–11.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.6%5.8–7.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.6%5.7–7.7
Depression among adults20.3%17.2–23.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.1%9.5–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.4%32.2–40.6
Obesity among adults37.5%30.6–45.1
Stroke among adults3.3%2.9–3.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.7%7.0–10.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.2%5.8–8.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.3%76.4–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%74.2–81.1
Cholesterol screening among adults85.5%83.5–87.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.3%65.6–74.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults70.8%67.5–73.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.1%70.9–84.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults21.0%17.6–24.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.7%11.6–16.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.1%20.0–28.7
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%24.4–36.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.6%14.2–19.3
Frequent mental distress among adults15.6%13.7–17.7
Frequent physical distress among adults12.7%11.1–14.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.9%11.2–14.6
Any disability among adults27.3%23.3–31.6
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.6–8.5
Independent living disability among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Mobility disability among adults12.5%10.6–14.6
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.8–3.6
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.1%19.6–26.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.9%8.2–12.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.3–9.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.3%6.9–9.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.1–6.9
Loneliness among adults32.4%27.6–37.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.6–6.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate2.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (2.7–19.1%) n=931
Uninsured 18–6417.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.4% (0.7–14.7%) n=931
No HS diploma (25+)6.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.1% (1.6–12.9%) n=932
Bachelor's or higher (25+)5.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50520.9% (9.8–36.8%) n=932
Unemployment rate (16+)1.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–6.7%) n=932
Households without a vehicle3.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.4% (0.0–7.9%) n=931
Broadband subscription91.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.5% (77.9–95.1%) n=931
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.2% (9.0–28.8%) n=931
Homeownership rate83.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32282.1% (66.8–93.5%) n=931
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.8%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–3.3%) n=931
Foreign-born population6.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.0% (0.0–7.2%) n=932
Single-parent households58.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.8% (43.7–75.5%) n=928
Population 65+19.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.2% (12.7–31.0%) n=932
Median age43.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.7 yr (34.1–54.7) n=931
Median household income$93,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,848 ($55,055–$102,762) n=911
Median home value$181,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$161,100 ($93,820–$278,170) n=892
Median gross rent$1,375$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 birth82.5 yr ± 1.4278.9 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 1.42 years of 82.5, 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