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ZIP code

64164

in Kansas City, MissouriPopulation 208

49.47/ 100

Ranked #16,976 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 47%)

Ranked #213 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 21%)

Ranked #113 of 200 Kansas City, MO-KS ZIPs (bottom 44%)

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.

Median household income

$145,208

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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.

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Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

PFAS in drinking water

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents served by public water systems where PFAS — man-made “forever chemicals” that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down — were detected in EPA testing.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the top 8.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US9th
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 ›

Walkability

2.6 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 11.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST4th
US11th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Radon

2.3 pCi/L

in the top 24% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US76th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

34.1%

in the top 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US70th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

The read

ZIP 64164, one of several in Kansas City, Missouri, by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 47% nationally (16,976th) and the top 21% of Missouri (213th).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: PFAS in drinking water rests at the national maximum, and modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 8.5% nationally. More encouragingly, household income sits in the top 4.5% nationally, poverty settles at the national minimum, and homeownership registers at the national maximum. Home broadband subscription stands at the national maximum. Unemployment lands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle is at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 9.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 10.4% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, PFAS in drinking water is the family of man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down. 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. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 64089, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 77%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 52%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 42%

8%

Disability

healthier than 43%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 31%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 83%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 75%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 73%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 59%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 47%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 60%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 39%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Disability

healthier than 40%

7%

“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 adults28.6%25.5–32.0
High blood pressure among adults37.2%33.2–41.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.7%7.9–9.7
Current asthma among adults10.3%9.1–11.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.9%6.0–7.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.3%7.0–9.8
Depression among adults23.8%20.6–27.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%10.0–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.2%35.2–43.3
Obesity among adults39.1%32.6–45.7
Stroke among adults3.5%3.1–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.0%11.7–18.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.0%7.0–11.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.2%73.0–79.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.8%75.3–82.0
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%81.9–86.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.7%55.8–67.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults59.8%55.5–64.0
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%59.7–79.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.7–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.2%14.0–20.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.2%22.6–32.1
Short sleep duration among adults37.2%30.4–44.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.4%17.3–23.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.2%15.1–19.5
Frequent physical distress among adults14.7%12.7–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.1–20.1
Any disability among adults35.3%30.7–40.1
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.4–9.6
Independent living disability among adults8.8%7.6–10.1
Mobility disability among adults15.0%12.7–17.5
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.3–4.5
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.2–5.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.8%16.7–23.4
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.0–15.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.3–11.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.1%9.2–13.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.0%6.8–9.4
Loneliness among adults29.4%25.0–34.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.9–9.6
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)50.4%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 vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)10.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population3.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households58.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+26.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age43.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$145,208$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$407,100$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 birth78.6 yr ± 0.9478.9 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 0.94 years of 78.6, 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