ZIP code
65047
in Kaiser, MissouriPopulation 1,445
41.97/ 100
Ranked #25,239 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)
Ranked #594 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 40%)
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.
Park land
41.3%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & 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 ›Tree cover
74.2%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
49.5%
in the bottom 8.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›The read
Kaiser, Missouri (ZIP 65047), overall, ranks in the bottom 21% nationally (25,239th) and the bottom 40% of Missouri (594th).
Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: park land rests in the top 3.2% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 4.5% nationally, and modeled tree cover resides in the top 7.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise settles at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs. Crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Modeled transportation noise sits in the bottom 14.7% nationally, and arsenic lands in the bottom 16% nationally. On the other side, homeownership lies in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Fiber broadband stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled cognitive disability rests in the top 10.7% nationally.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. 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. ZIP 65017, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.
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 79%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 40%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 26%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 41%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 17%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
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 78.6; chronic-disease standing 27.4 — 51 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #2,396 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
65017
Missourishares a border
Score 42.59
Closest healthier
65026
Missourishares a border
Score 43.23
Similar health profile
63730
Missouri99% similar profile
Score 40.18
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 | 32.8% | 29.8–36.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.3% | 35.6–43.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.1% | 8.3–9.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 10.0–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.9% | 7.0–8.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.8% | 9.4–12.3 |
| Depression among adults | 26.7% | 23.3–30.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.0% | 12.3–16.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.5% | 36.6–44.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.2% | 32.3–47.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.8–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.1% | 14.6–19.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.0% | 8.0–12.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | 75.8–81.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.6% | 75.3–81.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.6% | 81.5–85.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.2% | 57.7–66.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.7% | 50.2–57.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.1% | 65.0–78.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.0–18.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.0% | 17.9–24.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.4% | 28.8–38.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.3% | 32.4–44.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.0% | 21.8–28.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.9% | 16.9–21.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.3–19.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.7% | 17.4–22.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.6% | 36.1–45.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.4–10.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.3% | 16.9–22.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.4–5.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 19.8% | 16.9–22.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.8% | 14.2–20.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 14.5% | 12.0–17.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.2% | 11.3–15.5 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.5% | 8.3–10.9 |
| Loneliness among adults | 30.8% | 26.4–35.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | MO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 13.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 18.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 2.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009 |
| Homeownership rate | 49.5% | 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 | 0.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 0.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010 |
| Single-parent households | 55.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 55.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005 |
| Population 65+ | 9.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010 |
| Median age | 40.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,750 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948 |
| Median home value | $264,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930 |
| Median gross rent | $363 | $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 | 77.0 yr ± 0.85 | 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 0.85 years of 77.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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