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54824

in Centuria, WisconsinPopulation 1,950

ZipVitals Score
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53.91/ 100

Ranked #10,814 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 34%)

Ranked #372 of 763 Wisconsin ZIPs (top 49%)

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

0.44 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.9% 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 ›

Nitrate in drinking water

7.3%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams 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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.4%

in the top 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

29.1%

in the bottom 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Mammography

81.2%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST82nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.44 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US90th
Definition & 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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US18th
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 ›

Unemployment rate

7.2%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US81st
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Centuria, Wisconsin (ZIP 54824) places in the top 34% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,814th) and the top 49% of Wisconsin (372nd).

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The clearest bright points in the data come first here: elder services stands in the top 2.9% nationally, and modeled short sleep registers in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Modeled mammography settles in the top 6.1% nationally, and outpatient sits in the top 9.9% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lies in the top 15% nationally, and modeled utility shutoff rests in the bottom 16% nationally. By contrast, modeled nitrate resides in the top 3.6% nationally, modeled fine-particle is in the top 6.6% nationally, and distance to a community health center lands in the top 13.6% nationally. Modeled binge drinking stands in the top 13.4% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 54001, 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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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 76%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 47%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Disability

healthier than 53%

7%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 16%

5%

Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 57%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 53%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 57%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 36%

21%

Disability

healthier than 37%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 13%

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 adults31.4%28.1–34.8
High blood pressure among adults36.5%32.6–40.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%9.0–10.9
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.6–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%7.0–8.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.8%6.8–8.9
Depression among adults22.9%19.6–26.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.7%11.0–14.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.2%35.1–43.3
Obesity among adults36.0%29.6–42.6
Stroke among adults3.9%3.6–4.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.7%7.9–11.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%6.1–9.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure80.0%77.2–82.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.5%74.1–80.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.5%84.7–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.3%64.8–73.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.5%62.2–68.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years81.2%75.0–86.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.7%15.7–22.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%12.7–17.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.8%23.6–32.1
Short sleep duration among adults29.1%24.1–34.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.7%16.1–21.4
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%13.6–17.4
Frequent physical distress among adults14.1%12.3–15.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.4%11.8–15.1
Any disability among adults32.4%28.2–36.5
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.5–9.5
Independent living disability among adults8.4%7.4–9.5
Mobility disability among adults15.4%13.2–17.5
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.3%16.4–22.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.4%9.4–13.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.9%10.0–14.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.8%7.4–10.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.5–7.4
Loneliness among adults30.1%25.7–34.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.2%4.4–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)WI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.5% (3.6–16.0%) n=765
Uninsured 18–6410.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.7% (2.4–14.9%) n=764
No HS diploma (25+)8.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.9% (2.3–12.6%) n=768
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50523.5% (12.7–44.0%) n=768
Unemployment rate (16+)7.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.6% (0.9–5.6%) n=763
Households without a vehicle2.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.6% (0.8–9.0%) n=764
Broadband subscription82.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.8% (80.0–94.8%) n=764
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.8% (14.7–29.1%) n=764
Homeownership rate76.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32281.3% (62.1–91.8%) n=764
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–3.7%) n=764
Foreign-born population2.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.3–6.8%) n=768
Single-parent households61.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08759.0% (47.7–72.8%) n=762
Population 65+22.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.4% (13.9–32.2%) n=768
Median age49.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29244.2 yr (36.2–56.1) n=765
Median household income$67,148$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,147 ($57,542–$101,625) n=755
Median home value$225,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$231,900 ($160,140–$367,300) n=755
Median gross rent$929$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 birth79.0 yr ± 0.6978.9 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 0.69 years of 79.0, 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