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ZIP code

57104

in Sioux Falls, South DakotaPopulation 26,963

50.67/ 100

Ranked #15,308 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 48%)

Ranked #258 of 360 South Dakota ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranked #45 of 47 Sioux Falls, SD-MN ZIPs (bottom 4.3%)

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.

Transportation noise

29.3%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Subsidized affordable housing

842 units

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.89 per 1,000 residents

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Transit access

4.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops 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 ›

Homeownership rate

45.2%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US92nd
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 ›

Binge drinking

19.7%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US93rd
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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

1.1%

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US91st
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 ›

The read

ZIP 57104, one of several in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in overall standing, comes out in the top 48% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,308th) and the bottom 28% of South Dakota (258th).

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A balanced showing across the data, with a few readings each side: subsidized affordable housing is in the top 2.0% nationally, civic lies in the top 5.2% nationally, and transit registers in the top 6.3% nationally. Elder services is in the top 7.8% nationally. On the other hand, modeled transportation noise lies in the top 1.2% nationally, and expected annual loss registers in the top 2.2% nationally. Modeled disaster risk is in the top 4.2% nationally, and homeownership lies in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Modeled binge drinking registers in the top 7.4% nationally, and fine-particle is in the top 9.1% nationally.

Set within its surrounding area, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 57005, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Sioux Falls, SD-MN 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 73%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 55%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Disability

healthier than 59%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 8%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 33%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 50%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

16%

Environmental Hazard

in the bottom 0.00%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

in the bottom 0.00%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 11%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

3 of our published findings list 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.

  • Below what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.4 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $57,688 predicts 77.9 years — 3.5 years below.

    Ranked #4,692 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 74.4 ± 1.5 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 80.2 years — 5.8 years below them.

    Ranked #3,526 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 8.4 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 72.6 — 64 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #15,824 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.

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 adults23.1%20.9–25.4
High blood pressure among adults33.5%30.5–36.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.5%6.8–8.2
Current asthma among adults10.0%8.9–11.2
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.6–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.5%5.8–7.2
Depression among adults22.2%19.5–25.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.9%10.5–13.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.1%30.2–36.1
Obesity among adults39.7%35.2–44.4
Stroke among adults3.2%3.0–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.3%12.6–18.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.2%9.6–12.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure71.9%68.9–74.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.6%72.3–78.4
Cholesterol screening among adults82.7%80.7–84.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.2%58.9–67.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.9%59.7–66.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.7%69.4–81.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.7%17.0–22.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.2%15.2–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.9%23.7–30.3
Short sleep duration among adults31.6%27.7–35.7
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.0%17.0–21.2
Frequent mental distress among adults16.9%15.2–18.9
Frequent physical distress among adults12.2%10.9–13.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.2%13.6–16.9
Any disability among adults31.1%28.0–34.5
Hearing disability among adults7.4%6.7–8.3
Independent living disability among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Mobility disability among adults12.7%11.3–14.2
Self-care disability among adults3.7%3.4–4.0
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.6–5.5
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (1.1–33.5%) n=364
Uninsured 18–6419.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2869.6% (0.0–33.2%) n=365
No HS diploma (25+)9.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.0% (0.8–15.3%) n=366
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.6% (10.3–40.7%) n=366
Unemployment rate (16+)2.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.1% (0.0–8.0%) n=365
Households without a vehicle10.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.9% (0.0–9.6%) n=364
Broadband subscription88.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.9% (73.7–96.3%) n=364
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.5% (5.2–30.6%) n=364
Homeownership rate45.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.9% (57.2–94.8%) n=364
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.6% (0.0–10.2%) n=364
Foreign-born population9.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.6% (0.0–5.3%) n=367
Single-parent households43.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08756.7% (32.7–81.4%) n=362
Population 65+12.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.3% (8.4–33.0%) n=367
Median age34.4 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (27.6–56.7) n=365
Median household income$57,688$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$74,865 ($51,211–$102,582) n=336
Median home value$202,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,400 ($79,000–$321,400) n=311
Median gross rent$862$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$763 ($544–$1,089) n=243
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)SD median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.4 yr ± 0.7678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.7 yr (77.4–84.2) n=357

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 0.76 years of 74.4, 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