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66873

in Wilsey, KansasPopulation 201

ZipVitals Score
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50.48/ 100

Ranked #15,580 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)

Ranked #288 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 42%)

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.

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US3rd
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

in the bottom 5.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST10th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Distance to an emergency room

20.5 mi

in the top 5.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

97.9%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

6.3%

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

23.5 mi

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST80th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

10.5%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.0%

in the top 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

4.2 mi

in the bottom 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US19th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Wilsey, Kansas (ZIP 66873) places in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,580th) and the top 42% of Kansas (288th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: fiber broadband registers at the national maximum, and modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 2.9% nationally. Modeled transportation noise sits in the bottom 5.0% nationally, and homeownership lies in the top 5.8% nationally. Housing-cost burden rests in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. On the other side, distance to an emergency room is in the top 5.2% nationally, distance to a community health center lands in the top 6.4% nationally, and unemployment stands in the top 8.6% nationally. Walkability registers in the bottom 10.1% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 66846, 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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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 74%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 56%

11%

Disability

healthier than 46%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 42%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 96%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 64%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 51%

11%

Disability

healthier than 42%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 32%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 11%

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 adults31.2%27.7–34.9
High blood pressure among adults39.6%35.4–43.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.1%9.2–11.2
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.8–11.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.5–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.6%7.2–10.0
Depression among adults20.4%17.3–23.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.0%11.1–14.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%34.6–43.6
Obesity among adults37.1%29.4–45.1
Stroke among adults4.0%3.5–4.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.5%7.7–11.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.6%6.0–9.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.3%78.5–83.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.1%74.4–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.6%83.7–87.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.2%57.6–68.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.6%59.0–65.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.9%63.7–79.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.8%12.9–19.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.7%13.0–18.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%23.5–33.7
Short sleep duration among adults32.7%26.6–39.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults19.3%16.3–22.4
Frequent mental distress among adults16.0%14.1–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.1%12.2–16.1
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.6–16.6
Any disability among adults33.5%28.8–38.4
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.6–11.0
Independent living disability among adults8.2%7.1–9.4
Mobility disability among adults15.9%13.3–18.3
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.4–4.6
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.1–5.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.4%17.0–24.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%8.7–13.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.2–8.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.5–11.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.3–7.5
Loneliness among adults28.6%23.8–33.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.1%6.0–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–648.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)7.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)3.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)10.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription95.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate97.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population4.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households60.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+26.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age52.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$75,417$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$76,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$135,800 ($68,740–$290,700) n=627
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$820 ($592–$1,257) n=519
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth78.0 yr ± 1.8678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.9 yr (76.2–81.8) n=687

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 1.86 years of 78.0, 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