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61324

in Eldena, IllinoisPopulation 97

ZipVitals Score
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54.79/ 100

Ranked #9,704 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #374 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 27%)

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.

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
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 ›

Homeownership rate

31.6%

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Eldena, Illinois (ZIP 61324) stands in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,704th) and the top 27% of Illinois (374th).

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A profile of give and take, with clear readings each way: housing-cost burden stands at the national minimum, and modeled transportation noise sits at the national minimum. Poverty resides at the national minimum, and home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum. Modeled expected annual loss sits in the bottom 2.9% nationally, floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum, and modeled disaster risk stands in the bottom 3.4% nationally. On the other side, modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 3.0% nationally, homeownership resides in the bottom 3.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover stands at the national minimum.

Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 61015, about 14 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 66%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 80%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 88%

8%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 84%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 15%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 74%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 97%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 93%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 60%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults33.7%29.5–38.3
High blood pressure among adults41.5%36.2–47.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.7%10.3–13.1
Current asthma among adults9.8%8.5–11.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.2%6.8–9.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.7%6.5–11.2
Depression among adults19.6%16.3–23.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.8%11.4–16.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.9%37.7–48.2
Obesity among adults38.2%29.1–47.6
Stroke among adults4.1%3.3–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.8%10.0–15.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years5.9%4.0–8.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.1%77.5–84.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults81.3%77.9–84.5
Cholesterol screening among adults90.8%88.8–92.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years70.6%64.9–76.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.2%58.0–66.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.1%62.9–80.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.2%14.0–20.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.7%9.5–18.1
No leisure-time physical activity among adults23.6%17.8–30.1
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%29.0–43.5
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.9%14.7–24.0
Frequent mental distress among adults14.0%11.5–16.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%11.9–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.3%8.9–14.2
Any disability among adults30.2%24.4–36.3
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.2–10.0
Independent living disability among adults7.5%5.7–9.5
Mobility disability among adults15.9%12.3–20.3
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.1–5.2
Vision disability among adults4.6%3.6–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.9%17.6–26.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.0%6.6–14.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.9%5.4–13.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.1%5.7–10.6
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.0–6.9
Loneliness among adults28.9%23.6–34.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.2%3.8–6.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.5%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 vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate31.6%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 households68.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age51.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value—$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 birth76.8 yr ± 1.2678.9 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 1.26 years of 76.8, 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