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61775

in Strawn, IllinoisPopulation 187

ZipVitals Score
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46.28/ 100

Ranked #21,011 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)

Ranked #1,060 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 23%)

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.

Home broadband subscription

52.3%

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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 ›

Housing-cost burden

51.4%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Mammography

67.7%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a community health center

22.7 mi

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
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.

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Homeownership rate

94.6%

in the top 9.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Floodplain exposure

0.52%

in the bottom 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US10th
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 ›

Binge drinking

19.2%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US90th
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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

47.5 mi

in the top 13.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

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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

Judged by its overall standing, Strawn, Illinois (ZIP 61775) sits in the bottom 34% nationally (21,011th) and the bottom 23% of Illinois (1,060th).

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A demanding profile, and several measures drive it: home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 1.8% nationally, housing-cost burden lands in the top 2.7% nationally, and modeled mammography rests in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Distance to a community health center settles in the top 6.8% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking rests in the top 9.8% nationally. On the stronger side, poverty settles at the national minimum. Households without a vehicle lands at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Homeownership rests in the top 9.2% nationally, and floodplain exposure settles in the bottom 9.7% nationally.

Put plainly, 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". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 60952, 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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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 60%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 77%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 55%

21%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 23%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 26%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 88%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 4%

8%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

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 adults27.6%24.1–31.0
High blood pressure among adults35.7%31.4–39.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.4%7.6–9.3
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.2%6.3–8.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.4–9.8
Depression among adults24.0%20.1–27.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.9%10.2–13.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.4%32.0–40.8
Obesity among adults37.3%28.5–45.6
Stroke among adults3.7%3.3–4.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.4%11.7–17.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.1%6.4–10.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.7%72.4–78.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.8%72.6–80.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.6%82.3–86.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.7%56.8–68.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.6%56.3–64.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years67.7%57.3–76.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.2%15.7–22.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.1%14.1–19.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.6%20.7–30.5
Short sleep duration among adults36.3%29.0–44.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.5%17.4–23.6
Frequent mental distress among adults19.0%16.6–21.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.6–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.5%13.3–17.7
Any disability among adults32.2%27.4–36.9
Hearing disability among adults7.8%6.8–8.8
Independent living disability among adults9.3%8.0–10.5
Mobility disability among adults14.7%12.5–16.9
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.6
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.5–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults24.9%21.0–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.3%12.6–18.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.5%12.8–18.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.1–14.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.1–9.5
Loneliness among adults34.6%29.3–40.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.9%6.8–9.3
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 18–649.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)2.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)7.6%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)3.2%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 subscription52.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)51.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate94.6%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 households63.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+40.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age56.8 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$112,000$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 birth75.2 yr ± 1.7178.9 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 1.71 years of 75.2, 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