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64790

in Walker, MissouriPopulation 1,114

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26.23/ 100

Ranked #31,327 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 2.4%)

Ranked #981 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 1.3%)

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.

Tooth loss

32.9%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

23.8%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

14.9%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

26.1%

in the top 2.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Fatal road crashes

0 per 100,000 residents per year

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

7.4%

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.5%

in the top 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

6.3%

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US2nd
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 ›

Fair or poor health

32.8%

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

89 µg/L

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

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 ›

The read

Walker, Missouri (ZIP 64790) ranks in the bottom 2.4% nationally (31,327th) and the bottom 1.3% of Missouri (981st).

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Several readings make the pressure on this area plain: modeled tooth loss registers in the top 1.8% nationally, and cognitive disability lies in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled independent living disability is in the top 2.7% nationally, and mobility disability registers in the top 2.3% nationally. Modeled self-care disability lies in the top 4.4% nationally, hearing disability is in the top 3.0% nationally, and fair or poor health registers in the top 4.5% nationally. Lithium in drinking water lies in the top 3.2% nationally. On the encouraging side, fatal road crashes is at the national minimum, and modeled pfas registers in the bottom 2.4% nationally.

For context, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 64744, 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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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 48%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 47%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 7%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 3%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 37%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 5%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 2%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 3%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 15%

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 adults37.6%33.8–41.5
High blood pressure among adults45.1%40.5–49.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%8.8–10.9
Current asthma among adults11.9%10.5–13.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.9%9.8–12.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults15.6%13.5–17.9
Depression among adults28.0%24.0–32.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.5%15.2–19.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.3%38.5–48.1
Obesity among adults41.4%33.0–50.2
Stroke among adults5.8%5.2–6.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years32.9%28.2–38.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.3%9.9–15.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.8%76.8–82.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.5%74.6–82.0
Cholesterol screening among adults81.6%79.2–83.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.5%51.6–63.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.2%45.3–53.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years66.8%57.5–75.8
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.3%11.5–17.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults27.3%23.7–31.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults40.7%35.2–47.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.8%33.0–48.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults32.8%28.7–37.3
Frequent mental distress among adults20.7%18.4–23.2
Frequent physical distress among adults21.3%18.8–24.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults23.8%21.1–26.9
Any disability among adults49.1%44.0–54.7
Hearing disability among adults12.5%11.2–14.0
Independent living disability among adults14.9%13.0–17.0
Mobility disability among adults26.1%22.7–29.7
Self-care disability among adults7.4%6.4–8.4
Vision disability among adults8.9%7.9–10.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults21.3%18.1–25.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.1%19.3–26.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.2%18.6–25.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.8–18.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.5%10.9–14.3
Loneliness among adults32.3%27.4–37.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.1%11.2–14.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6434.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)17.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)4.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle2.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription80.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)7.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate70.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population3.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households61.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+18.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age43.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$48,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$164,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$763$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 birth75.2 yr ± 0.8578.9 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 0.85 years of 75.2, 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