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53032

in Horicon, WisconsinPopulation 4,898

ZipVitals Score
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48.04/ 100

Ranked #18,873 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #651 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (bottom 14.7%)

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.

Elder-services access

0.41 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & 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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

0.4 mi

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US5th
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.

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Park land

19.7%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Obesity

44.3%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.

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Floodplain exposure

27.2%

in the top 11.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US88th
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

34.1%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US81st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Arsenic in groundwater

8.3%

in the top 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US78th
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$56,085

in the bottom 23% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST8th
US23rd
Definition & source ›

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

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The read

Horicon, Wisconsin (ZIP 53032), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 41% nationally (18,873rd) and the bottom 14.7% of Wisconsin (651st).

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: elder services registers in the top 3.2% nationally, park land stands in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat lands in the bottom 19% nationally. Set against that, distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 5.1% nationally, modeled obesity resides in the top 5.6% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 10.6% nationally. Floodplain exposure lies in the top 11.6% nationally, and modeled radon sits in the top 14.6% nationally. Modeled binge drinking settles in the top 14.1% nationally. Physicians registers at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs.

Held up against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 53034, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 48%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 39%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 12%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

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 adults29.5%26.4–32.7
High blood pressure among adults34.5%30.8–38.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.0–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.3%10.0–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults7.4%6.6–8.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%7.0–9.2
Depression among adults24.3%21.0–27.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.1%10.5–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.3%33.4–41.0
Obesity among adults44.3%37.9–50.6
Stroke among adults3.7%3.4–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.9%8.8–13.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.9–10.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.7%75.7–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.9%75.5–82.0
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.3–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.3%62.8–71.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.7%61.4–68.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.0%69.4–81.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.6%15.6–21.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.7%14.3–19.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.2%25.8–34.8
Short sleep duration among adults34.9%29.9–40.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.8%17.1–22.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.0%15.1–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.9–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.8–16.7
Any disability among adults33.2%29.0–37.5
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.9–8.7
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.8–10.1
Mobility disability among adults15.2%13.2–17.5
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.6
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.4–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.4–23.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.4%11.1–16.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults14.5%12.0–17.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.4%8.7–12.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.2–8.3
Loneliness among adults30.0%25.5–34.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.2–7.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765
Uninsured 18–642.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764
No HS diploma (25+)4.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768
Bachelor's or higher (25+)17.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763
Households without a vehicle2.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764
Broadband subscription85.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)34.1%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate71.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.9%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764
Foreign-born population0.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768
Single-parent households56.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762
Population 65+19.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768
Median age41.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765
Median household income$56,085$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755
Median home value$189,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755
Median gross rent$908$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$914 ($696–$1,261) n=706
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.1 yr ± 1.1578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.4 yr (77.7–83.6) n=712

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 79.1, 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