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ZIP code

67227

in Wichita, KansasPopulation 152

59.82/ 100

Ranked #4,991 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #43 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (top 6.4%)

Ranked #7 of 77 Wichita, KS ZIPs (top 9.1%)

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.

Crowded housing

37.9%

in the top 0.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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 ›

Lack of transportation

4.6%

in the bottom 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

7.9%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

52.6 days/year

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

73.2%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

5.7%

in the bottom 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US7th
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 ›

Vision disability

3.0%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, ZIP 67227, one of several in Wichita, Kansas lands in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,991st) and the top 6.4% of Kansas (43rd).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: poverty settles at the national minimum, and homeownership lies at the national maximum. Modeled transportation resides in the bottom 4.4% nationally, and disaster risk lands in the bottom 6.1% nationally. Modeled food insecurity registers in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Unemployment sits at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled colon screening is in the top 6.8% nationally. Against that, crowded housing stands in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled extreme heat settles in the top 8.6% nationally.

Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 67205, about 5.1 miles away.

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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Wichita, KS metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Disability

healthier than 90%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 25%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 40%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 84%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 90%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 88%

11%

Disability

healthier than 94%

7%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 79%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 92%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 84%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 72%

8%

Disability

healthier than 92%

7%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 37%

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 adults25.6%23.1–28.2
High blood pressure among adults33.2%30.3–36.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.1%8.1–10.1
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.6–10.8
Coronary heart disease among adults5.6%4.7–6.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.8%4.6–7.1
Depression among adults22.6%20.1–25.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.8%8.4–11.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.9%35.0–40.8
Obesity among adults36.2%32.4–40.2
Stroke among adults2.7%2.3–3.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.9%6.5–9.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.2%4.6–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.8%75.9–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.0%72.2–77.8
Cholesterol screening among adults87.7%85.5–89.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years73.2%70.2–76.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults73.9%71.6–76.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.1%71.0–80.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.3%15.2–19.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults12.7%9.5–15.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults19.3%15.8–22.9
Short sleep duration among adults33.2%30.3–36.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults14.2%11.6–16.9
Frequent mental distress among adults14.9%12.9–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults11.0%9.4–12.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.5%9.6–13.5
Any disability among adults24.3%20.9–27.9
Hearing disability among adults6.3%5.4–7.2
Independent living disability among adults5.7%4.7–6.8
Mobility disability among adults10.7%8.8–12.8
Self-care disability among adults2.6%2.2–3.2
Vision disability among adults3.0%2.5–3.6
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.5%17.4–23.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.9%5.9–10.4
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults4.1%2.9–5.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.8%6.1–9.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults4.6%3.7–5.6
Loneliness among adults29.8%26.3–33.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.6–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)35.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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 subscription75.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.8%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)37.9%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 households75.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+14.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age40.2 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$77,386$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$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 birth84.6 yr ± 2.8378.9 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 2.83 years of 84.6, 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