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65655

in Gainesville, MissouriPopulation 2,435

ZipVitals Score
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28.61/ 100

Ranked #31,014 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 3.3%)

Ranked #961 of 993 Missouri ZIPs (bottom 3.3%)

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.

Hearing disability

14.5%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

28.7%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

12.8%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.5%

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
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 ›

Stroke

6.7%

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

8.1%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

22.8%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

33.9%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

19.7%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Vision disability

9.8%

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

The read

Gainesville, Missouri (ZIP 65655), overall, ranks in the bottom 3.3% nationally (31,014th) and the bottom 3.3% of Missouri (961st).

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Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled hearing disability is in the top 0.6% nationally, mobility disability sits in the top 0.9% nationally, and coronary heart disease lands in the top 0.9% nationally. Modeled independent living disability lies in the top 2.1% nationally, stroke stands in the top 1.8% nationally, and self-care disability rests in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability registers in the top 2.7% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 3.5% nationally. Modeled diabetes settles in the top 4.2% nationally, and vision disability is in the top 5.3% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. ZIP 65618, 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.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 79%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 72%

5%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 1%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 22%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 4%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.7%

7%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 78%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.4%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 21%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 5%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Disability

in the bottom 0.3%

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 ›

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 78.8; chronic-disease standing 1.3 (bottom 10%) — 78 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #625 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.

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 adults41.0%37.0–45.1
High blood pressure among adults49.2%44.6–53.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.3–12.5
Current asthma among adults11.7%10.4–13.3
Coronary heart disease among adults12.8%11.5–14.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults17.0%15.0–19.1
Depression among adults26.6%22.8–30.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults19.7%17.2–22.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened44.4%39.5–49.2
Obesity among adults44.3%35.6–52.9
Stroke among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years23.3%19.4–27.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.0%9.9–14.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.7%80.1–85.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.6%77.2–83.7
Cholesterol screening among adults84.0%81.9–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.5%55.9–67.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.4%43.5–51.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.1%60.3–77.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.3%10.0–14.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults26.0%22.6–29.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.3%36.5–48.0
Short sleep duration among adults39.2%32.0–46.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults33.9%30.0–38.0
Frequent mental distress among adults19.6%17.5–22.1
Frequent physical distress among adults22.1%19.5–24.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults22.8%20.4–25.6
Any disability among adults50.4%45.2–55.6
Hearing disability among adults14.5%12.9–16.1
Independent living disability among adults15.5%13.7–17.3
Mobility disability among adults28.7%25.3–32.1
Self-care disability among adults8.1%7.1–9.0
Vision disability among adults9.8%8.7–10.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.2%17.2–23.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.5%19.1–26.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.6%19.3–26.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults15.6%13.3–18.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.2%10.7–14.0
Loneliness among adults29.8%25.3–35.2
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults13.0%11.3–14.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MO median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate28.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.3% (3.2–26.0%) n=1,009
Uninsured 18–6435.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28613.2% (3.5–28.4%) n=1,006
No HS diploma (25+)17.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.5% (2.5–20.5%) n=1,009
Bachelor's or higher (25+)14.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50518.1% (7.2–40.2%) n=1,009
Unemployment rate (16+)2.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.9% (0.0–8.5%) n=1,003
Households without a vehicle6.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.9%) n=1,009
Broadband subscription79.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.3% (72.7–95.2%) n=1,009
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.7% (8.4–33.9%) n=1,009
Homeownership rate76.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.4% (56.0–94.3%) n=1,009
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.1% (0.0–5.1%) n=1,009
Foreign-born population0.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.4%) n=1,010
Single-parent households68.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (39.5–75.6%) n=1,005
Population 65+34.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.2% (11.7–31.1%) n=1,010
Median age60.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.5 yr (33.3–55.9) n=1,005
Median household income$37,337$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$61,740 ($42,457–$95,231) n=948
Median home value$176,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$174,150 ($91,880–$309,500) n=930
Median gross rent$538$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 birth80.7 yr ± 1.4678.9 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 1.46 years of 80.7, 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