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61313

in Blackstone, IllinoisPopulation 241

ZipVitals Score
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45.48/ 100

Ranked #21,896 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 32%)

Ranked #1,112 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 19%)

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.

Distance to a community health center

36 mi

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

66.1%

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Mammography

67%

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST3rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

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PFAS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

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Distance to an emergency room

19.5 mi

in the top 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

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Floodplain exposure

0.39%

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US9th
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 ›

Median household income

$121,979

in the top 9.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
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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Air-toxics cancer risk

20 per million

in the bottom 25% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US25th
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

Blackstone, Illinois (ZIP 61313), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 32% nationally (21,896th) and the bottom 19% of Illinois (1,112th).

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An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: unemployment lies at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Floodplain exposure registers in the bottom 9.1% nationally, household income is in the top 9.0% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 13.4% nationally. Against that, distance to a community health center registers in the top 2.8% nationally, and home broadband subscription is in the bottom 4.5% nationally. Modeled mammography lies in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and PFAS in drinking water registers at the national maximum. Distance to an emergency room is in the top 5.9% nationally. Fiber broadband lies at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

Defined simply, for reference, PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 60420, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 43%

21%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 17%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 28%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 34%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 87%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 14%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.2%

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%25.8–32.8
High blood pressure among adults37.1%32.6–41.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.3%8.3–10.3
Current asthma among adults10.9%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.6%6.6–8.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.6–10.7
Depression among adults23.5%19.7–27.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.7%10.8–14.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.1%33.5–42.6
Obesity among adults37.4%29.0–45.7
Stroke among adults3.9%3.4–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%12.9–19.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.3%7.2–11.9
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.5%74.2–80.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%73.8–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults85.9%83.6–88.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.0%56.1–67.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.7%54.3–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.0%56.9–75.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.3%14.9–21.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.8%13.8–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.9%21.9–32.4
Short sleep duration among adults35.9%28.4–43.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.3%17.9–25.2
Frequent mental distress among adults18.3%16.1–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults15.1%13.1–17.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.2%13.0–17.6
Any disability among adults33.0%28.2–38.2
Hearing disability among adults8.2%7.1–9.3
Independent living disability among adults9.4%8.1–11.0
Mobility disability among adults15.9%13.4–18.7
Self-care disability among adults4.2%3.6–5.0
Vision disability among adults5.3%4.6–6.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.7%20.8–29.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.3%12.1–19.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.2%12.0–19.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.1%9.9–14.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.7–9.4
Loneliness among adults34.1%28.8–40.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.4–9.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate11.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–647.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)2.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle3.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription66.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)12.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate89.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households82.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+19.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age59.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$121,979$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$201,800$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.7 yr ± 0.9178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 yr (75.5–82.2) n=1,348

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 0.91 years of 77.7, 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