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62819

in Buckner, IllinoisPopulation 247

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45.80/ 100

Ranked #21,548 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #1,093 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (bottom 20%)

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.

Floodplain exposure

70.4%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Poverty rate

34.8%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.5%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

11.9%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US94th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
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.

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Median household income

$45,341

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST6th
US9th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

4.9 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 ›

Humid extreme heat

85.4 days/year

in the top 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US70th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.

Full methodology ›

The read

Buckner, Illinois (ZIP 62819), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 33% nationally (21,548th) and the bottom 20% of Illinois (1,093rd).

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The profile opens on the burdens that define it most: floodplain exposure settles in the top 1.7% nationally, poverty registers in the top 4.5% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 5.1% nationally. Modeled transportation noise lands in the top 6.4% nationally. Fiber broadband is at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Household income resides in the bottom 9.4% nationally, and slow internet speeds rests in the top 21% nationally. Crowded housing lies in the top 21% nationally. More positively, modeled disaster risk sits in the bottom 8.3% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum, shared with about 36% of ZIPs.

Defined in plain 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. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 62825, about 1.6 miles away.

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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 37%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 36%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 3%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 63%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 46%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 57%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 19%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 36%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 28%

8%

Disability

healthier than 32%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 1%

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 adults31.9%27.9–35.6
High blood pressure among adults38.0%33.2–42.4
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.3%9.2–11.4
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.4–12.3
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%6.9–9.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.5–11.0
Depression among adults23.0%19.1–26.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.1%10.9–15.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.8%34.0–43.4
Obesity among adults39.5%30.8–48.2
Stroke among adults4.1%3.5–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.7%9.3–14.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.1%5.2–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.0%75.8–81.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%75.9–83.1
Cholesterol screening among adults87.4%85.2–89.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.5%58.4–68.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.4%58.4–66.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.0%63.0–80.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.4%14.1–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.3%12.1–18.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.4%19.2–29.5
Short sleep duration among adults37.0%30.1–44.6
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.2%16.6–24.1
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%14.8–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.9%12.6–17.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.9%11.5–16.5
Any disability among adults32.4%27.3–37.7
Hearing disability among adults8.4%7.2–9.6
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.5–10.5
Mobility disability among adults16.1%13.3–19.0
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.5–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.2–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.6%19.6–28.2
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.9%10.0–16.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults12.9%9.9–16.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.1–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.0–8.7
Loneliness among adults32.4%27.0–38.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.6–8.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–642.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)12.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)9.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)6.1%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle3.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription82.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate77.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population4.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households55.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+30.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age42.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income$45,341$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value$62,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent$1,089$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 birth84.5 yr ± 2.6778.9 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 2.67 years of 84.5, 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