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67018

in Bluff City, KansasPopulation 65

ZipVitals Score
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38.82/ 100

Ranked #27,535 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.2%)

Ranked #665 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (bottom 2.5%)

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

30.1%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

53.6%

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

11.6%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US97th
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 ›

Transportation noise

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
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 ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

12.2%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

7.2%

in the top 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.

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 ›

Unemployment rate

14.3%

in the top 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.7%

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US96th
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 ›

The read

By the composite measure, Bluff City, Kansas (ZIP 67018) sits in the bottom 14.2% nationally (27,535th) and the bottom 2.5% of Kansas (665th).

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What the numbers press hardest on defines much of the story here: modeled tooth loss resides in the top 3.1% nationally, home broadband subscription lies in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease settles in the top 2.6% nationally. Modeled hearing disability stands in the top 3.8% nationally, modeled nitrate is in the top 3.6% nationally, and unemployment rests in the top 4.2% nationally. Modeled energy burden sits in the top 4.1% nationally. On the encouraging side, housing-cost burden registers at the national minimum, and modeled transportation noise lands at the national minimum. Homeownership resides at the national maximum.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. ZIP 67003, just across the boundary, ranks 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 76%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 5%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 37%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Disability

healthier than 13%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

in the bottom 0.3%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 6%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 15%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 35%

8%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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 adults36.7%32.8–40.6
High blood pressure among adults45.6%41.2–50.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.7%9.6–11.9
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults11.6%10.2–13.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.3%10.1–14.6
Depression among adults21.7%18.5–25.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults17.3%14.8–19.8
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened43.7%39.2–48.4
Obesity among adults43.6%35.7–52.0
Stroke among adults5.4%4.7–6.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years30.1%25.6–34.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.6%6.4–11.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.4%80.7–85.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.6%76.0–82.8
Cholesterol screening among adults86.2%83.9–88.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.8%55.6–66.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.7%52.9–60.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.1%61.1–77.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.1%10.7–15.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults21.2%17.0–25.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.1%27.4–38.9
Short sleep duration among adults34.4%28.0–41.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.8%21.6–30.0
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.2–18.7
Frequent physical distress among adults17.0%14.6–19.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.5%13.9–19.1
Any disability among adults39.1%33.8–44.4
Hearing disability among adults12.2%10.7–13.7
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.0–12.6
Mobility disability among adults21.4%18.0–24.9
Self-care disability among adults6.1%5.1–7.2
Vision disability among adults6.9%5.8–8.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.3%17.0–24.6
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.3%12.8–20.7
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults11.9%9.0–15.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.4–14.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.7%7.2–10.5
Loneliness among adults28.7%23.9–34.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.3%8.6–12.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate3.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–6454.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)16.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)44.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)14.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle7.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription53.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32279.7% (59.7–94.6%) n=688
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=688
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–9.9%) n=692
Single-parent households14.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+32.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age64.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$26,700$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 birth76.9 yr ± 1.2678.9 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 1.26 years of 76.9, 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