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54246

in Washington Island, WisconsinPopulation 803

ZipVitals Score
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63.14/ 100

Ranked #2,894 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 9.1%)

Ranked #43 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (top 5.7%)

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.

Loneliness

24.5%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

3.4%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Housing insecurity

4.5%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

2.8%

in the bottom 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Lack of transportation

3.7%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

5.7%

in the bottom 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

78.7%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

2.7 days/year

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

27.5 mi

in the top 2.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
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

Washington Island, Wisconsin (ZIP 54246), by its composite score, sits in the top 9.1% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,894th) and the top 5.7% of Wisconsin (43rd).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: modeled loneliness settles in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and pfas sits in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Modeled housing insecurity lies in the bottom 0.3% nationally, and utility shutoff rests in the bottom 0.3% nationally. Modeled transportation resides in the bottom 0.8% nationally, food insecurity is in the bottom 1.0% nationally, and colon screening lands in the top 0.5% nationally. Modeled humid heat stands in the bottom 1.6% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 2.5% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

Next to the surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 54210, about 1.4 miles away.

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

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 75%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 99%

14%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 96%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

Disability

healthier than 73%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 1.0%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the top 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

in the top 0.5%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the top 0.2%

11%

Mental Health

in the top 0.3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 99%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

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 adults36.2%32.2–40.3
High blood pressure among adults41.5%37.0–46.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults14.7%13.3–16.3
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.7–11.2
Coronary heart disease among adults9.3%7.9–10.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.9%5.4–8.6
Depression among adults18.5%15.6–21.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.1–15.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.1%37.6–46.7
Obesity among adults33.5%26.8–41.1
Stroke among adults4.2%3.5–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.6%5.2–8.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.5%3.4–6.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure85.5%83.0–87.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults84.7%82.0–87.3
Cholesterol screening among adults92.9%91.7–94.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years78.7%74.5–82.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults73.3%70.2–76.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.4%72.4–85.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.7%11.3–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.5%6.3–11.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.4%19.3–30.0
Short sleep duration among adults27.5%21.9–33.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.0%12.0–18.3
Frequent mental distress among adults10.5%8.9–12.2
Frequent physical distress among adults12.3%10.2–14.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults8.6%7.0–10.3
Any disability among adults29.4%24.6–34.7
Hearing disability among adults10.1%8.6–11.6
Independent living disability among adults6.4%5.2–7.8
Mobility disability among adults14.9%12.0–18.2
Self-care disability among adults3.2%2.6–3.9
Vision disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults15.5%12.7–18.8
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults5.7%4.2–7.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.1–7.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults4.5%3.5–5.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults3.7%3.0–4.5
Loneliness among adults24.5%20.3–29.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults2.8%2.2–3.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765
Uninsured 18–648.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764
No HS diploma (25+)0.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768
Bachelor's or higher (25+)45.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768
Unemployment rate (16+)2.4%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764
Broadband subscription81.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)20.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate88.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764
Foreign-born population2.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768
Single-parent households76.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762
Population 65+49.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768
Median age64.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765
Median household income$70,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755
Median home value$322,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755
Median gross rent$638$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 birth81.2 yr ± 3.3778.9 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 3.37 years of 81.2, 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