ZIP code
64643
in Hale, MissouriPopulation 1,088
45.19/ 100
Ranked #22,210 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #420 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (top 42%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Child-care access
1.1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
8.3 mi
in the top 15% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS85thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
20 per million
in the bottom 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS25thDefinition & 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, Hale, Missouri (ZIP 64643) sits in the bottom 31% nationally (22,210th) and the top 42% of Missouri (420th).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: childcare lands in the top 2.0% nationally, distance to a Superfund site rests in the top 10.9% nationally, and housing-cost burden settles in the bottom 13.0% nationally. Crowded housing lands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Pulling the other way, home broadband subscription rests in the bottom 11.7% nationally, and modeled hearing disability settles in the top 13.5% nationally. Distance to a nursing home lands in the top 15% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes settles in the top 16% nationally, and slow internet speeds lands in the top 17% nationally.
Put plainly, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 64682, 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.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 49%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 41%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Disability
healthier than 24%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 30%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 42%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 55%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 88.2; chronic-disease standing 28.0 — 60 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #1,717 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
64601
Missourishares a border
Score 42.74
Closest healthier
64682
Missourishares a border
Score 46.34
Similar health profile
36346
Alabama98% similar profile
Score 41.61
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 33.3% | 30.4–36.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.7% | 36.3–43.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.3% | 9.5–11.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.6–11.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.5% | 7.6–9.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.1% | 9.0–11.3 |
| Depression among adults | 24.9% | 21.9–28.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.3% | 11.8–15.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.8% | 36.4–43.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.1% | 31.9–44.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.1% | 15.7–20.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.5% | 7.2–10.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.7–82.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 79.0% | 76.0–81.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.6% | 82.9–86.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.6% | 60.4–68.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.1% | 56.2–62.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.9% | 66.5–78.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.4% | 13.1–17.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 18.2% | 15.9–20.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.4% | 28.2–36.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.8% | 31.8–42.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.7% | 20.1–25.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 16.0–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.6–18.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.2% | 16.3–20.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.8% | 35.9–43.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.5–11.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 9.1–11.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.7% | 16.6–20.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 20.0% | 17.5–22.7 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.9% | 11.0–15.0 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.1% | 8.6–11.9 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–12.1 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.7% | 26.9–34.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 6.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 15.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 1.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 76.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 12.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 84.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 79.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 60.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 25.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 47.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,688 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $113,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $656 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $813 ($553–$1,265) n=786 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.3 yr ± 1.47 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 77.6 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 1.47 years of 81.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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