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62077

in Panama, IllinoisPopulation 420

ZipVitals Score
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44.31/ 100

Ranked #23,114 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)

Ranked #1,182 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 13.6%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Mammography

65.9%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

5.2%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US5th
Definition & source ›

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

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US5th
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.10%

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US8th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US9th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 12.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US12th
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 ›

Energy-cost burden

4.8%

in the top 11.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Tree cover

44.8%

in the top 26% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US74th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

4.8 mi

in the top 29% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US71st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Panama, Illinois (ZIP 62077) ranks in the bottom 28% nationally (23,114th) and the bottom 13.6% of Illinois (1,182nd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 5.3% nationally, and modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 5.5% nationally. Modeled transportation noise resides in the bottom 8.3% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden lands in the bottom 8.6% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss registers in the bottom 12.0% nationally, and homeownership sits in the top 12.7% nationally. Crowded housing rests at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Against that, modeled mammography is in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Fiber broadband stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 13.5% nationally.

In plainer terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 62086, 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 65%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 29%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 35%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 14%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 6%

8%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 18%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 26%

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 adults31.5%28.7–34.6
High blood pressure among adults38.3%35.0–41.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.8%9.0–10.7
Current asthma among adults11.0%10.0–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%7.2–8.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.8–11.6
Depression among adults24.0%21.3–27.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.3%11.8–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%35.6–42.5
Obesity among adults39.5%33.4–46.2
Stroke among adults4.2%3.8–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.3%12.9–17.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.7%7.2–10.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.7%76.2–81.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.4%75.5–81.2
Cholesterol screening among adults86.1%84.4–87.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.9–68.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.5%56.2–62.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years65.9%58.9–72.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.0%14.8–19.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.6%15.2–20.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.5%23.6–31.8
Short sleep duration among adults36.0%30.8–41.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.6%19.9–25.8
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.8–20.7
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%14.3–18.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%13.9–17.8
Any disability among adults34.7%30.9–39.0
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.6
Independent living disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.4
Mobility disability among adults17.3%15.2–19.7
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.1–5.2
Vision disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.3%22.4–28.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.0%13.5–18.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.7–19.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.0%10.4–13.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.2%7.2–9.3
Loneliness among adults34.2%30.3–38.6
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.8–8.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–647.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)12.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)3.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)6.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle3.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription77.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)5.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate92.4%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 population0.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households42.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+15.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age40.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$72,917$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$54,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$970$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 birth75.5 yr ± 1.2278.9 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 1.22 years of 75.5, 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