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63540

in Gibbs, MissouriPopulation 418

ZipVitals Score
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47.60/ 100

Ranked #19,444 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 39%)

Ranked #290 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 29%)

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.

Crowded housing

30.1%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

53%

in the bottom 1.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

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Households without a vehicle

31.3%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

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Homeownership rate

96.4%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Loud transportation noise

2.1%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
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.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
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.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

8.4%

in the bottom 7.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a Superfund site

58.6 mi

in the top 9.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US91st
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.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US16th
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.

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Outer-floodplain exposure

1.7%

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US83rd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

The read

In its overall standing, Gibbs, Missouri (ZIP 63540) lands in the bottom 39% nationally (19,444th) and the top 29% of Missouri (290th).

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This area's pressures are easy to read across the measures: crowded housing stands in the top 0.5% nationally, home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and households without a vehicle registers in the top 2.2% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides in the top 7.0% nationally, and transportation noise settles in the top 15% nationally. On the brighter side, homeownership is in the top 7.0% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 7.7% nationally, and housing-cost burden lies in the bottom 7.7% nationally. Distance to a Superfund site stands in the top 9.0% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 63431, about 14 miles away, ranks healthier.

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 77%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 65%

13%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Disability

healthier than 38%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 34%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 87%

11%

Disability

healthier than 69%

7%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 53%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

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 adults33.5%29.9–37.2
High blood pressure among adults38.0%33.9–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%9.8–12.1
Current asthma among adults10.8%9.5–12.2
Coronary heart disease among adults7.9%6.8–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.3%7.8–11.1
Depression among adults26.2%22.4–30.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.1%11.2–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.5%36.1–45.0
Obesity among adults36.5%29.3–44.1
Stroke among adults4.0%3.4–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.3%11.7–17.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.9%5.2–9.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.3%78.5–83.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.9%77.4–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults86.2%83.9–88.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years68.3%63.0–73.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.3%59.8–66.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.5%64.2–79.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.4%11.8–17.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.5%12.5–18.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.1%24.8–35.5
Short sleep duration among adults35.3%29.1–41.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.5%17.3–23.9
Frequent mental distress among adults16.9%14.7–19.1
Frequent physical distress among adults15.2%13.1–17.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.6%14.2–19.1
Any disability among adults36.6%31.5–41.6
Hearing disability among adults9.5%8.3–10.8
Independent living disability among adults9.1%7.7–10.6
Mobility disability among adults17.2%14.4–20.1
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.1–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults17.9%14.9–21.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.2%8.7–13.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.8%6.7–11.0
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.3–11.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.7–8.1
Loneliness among adults29.3%24.5–34.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.5–7.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate5.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6449.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)37.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)6.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle31.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription53.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)8.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate96.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)30.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households52.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+9.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age11.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$96,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$81,700$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$813 ($553–$1,265) n=786
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.1 yr ± 1.8178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30877.6 yr (74.6–81.0) n=995

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 1.81 years of 80.1, 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