ZIP code
54814
in Bayfield, WisconsinPopulation 2,762
47.29/ 100
Ranked #19,811 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 38%)
Ranked #678 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (bottom 11.2%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
42.5 mi
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Elder-services access
0.34 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.67 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10.2 per million
in the bottom 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS5thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
78.8%
in the top 5.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
9.4 days/year
in the bottom 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
6.7%
in the top 9.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Obesity
43.9%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
16.6%
in the top 13.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›The read
In overall standing, Bayfield, Wisconsin (ZIP 54814) comes out in the bottom 38% nationally (19,811th) and the bottom 11.2% of Wisconsin (678th).
The profile opens on the burdens that define it most: crowded housing sits in the top 9.1% nationally, and modeled obesity settles in the top 6.5% nationally. More positively, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 1.0% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and elder services lands in the top 4.0% nationally. Outpatient is in the top 4.3% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 5.3% nationally. Modeled tree cover rests in the top 5.4% nationally, and humid heat lies in the bottom 6.5% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.
Relative to the ZIPs around it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain terms, 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. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 54827, 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 98%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 74%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 42%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 23%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.3%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 4%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 34%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 9%
8%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
“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 98.4 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 15.0 — 83 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #348 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
54827
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 53.23
Closest healthier
54891
Wisconsinshares a border
Score 58.90
Similar health profile
48654
Michigan97% similar profile
Score 44.18
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 | 33.4% | 30.1–36.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.5% | 37.5–45.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.1–11.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.7% | 11.3–14.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.9–10.4 |
| Depression among adults | 25.0% | 21.5–28.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.6% | 14.5–18.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.6% | 36.5–44.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.9% | 37.2–50.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 10.6–15.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 7.8% | 6.2–9.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.3% | 78.8–83.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.5% | 76.2–82.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.6% | 84.9–88.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.5% | 64.6–73.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.6% | 58.0–65.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.8% | 71.8–84.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.7% | 13.1–18.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.8% | 15.0–20.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.2% | 26.6–35.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.3% | 29.2–41.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.8% | 20.8–27.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.0% | 15.1–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.8% | 14.8–19.0 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.8% | 13.0–16.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 37.6% | 33.2–42.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.0% | 8.9–11.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.3% | 16.8–21.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.5–5.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.7 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.7% | 17.6–23.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.9% | 15.0–21.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 19.4% | 16.4–22.6 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.1–15.4 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.3% | 26.0–34.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.6% | 7.3–10.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 18.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 8.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 6.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 35.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 7.7% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 21.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 75.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768 |
| Single-parent households | 63.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 59.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762 |
| Population 65+ | 31.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 20.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768 |
| Median age | 53.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 44.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765 |
| Median household income | $63,682 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755 |
| Median home value | $250,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755 |
| Median gross rent | $692 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $914 ($696–$1,261) n=706 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WI median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 yr ± 2.08 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 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 2.08 years of 79.9, 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