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67512

in Alden, KansasPopulation 148

ZipVitals Score
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47.71/ 100

Ranked #19,302 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 40%)

Ranked #450 of 682 Kansas ZIPs (bottom 34%)

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.

Nitrate in drinking water

77.3%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
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 ›

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 ›

Housing-cost burden

2.8%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

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Outer-floodplain exposure

4.4%

in the top 8.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

51 days/year

in the top 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

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Floodplain exposure

30.7%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

17.4 mi

in the top 10.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US90th
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 ›

The read

Alden, Kansas (ZIP 67512), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 40% nationally (19,302nd) and the bottom 34% of Kansas (450th).

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The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: modeled nitrate registers in the top 0.3% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits in the top 9.1% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 9.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center rests in the top 10.0% nationally, and modeled radon resides in the top 14.2% nationally. On the better side, modeled transportation noise is at the national minimum, housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and modeled loneliness stands in the bottom 10.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise registers at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.

Next to the surrounding area, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 67554, 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

Risk Behavior

healthier than 67%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 81%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 43%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Disability

healthier than 36%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 10%

5%

Lifting this score

Preventive Care

healthier than 74%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 76%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 11%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 34%

14%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 21%

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

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Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults34.6%31.1–38.3
High blood pressure among adults41.7%37.6–46.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.4%10.4–12.5
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.1–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.1%8.0–10.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.9–10.6
Depression among adults20.2%17.3–23.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.2%12.4–16.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened41.4%37.3–45.9
Obesity among adults40.6%33.1–48.8
Stroke among adults4.5%4.0–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.5%10.5–14.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%5.9–9.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.3%80.9–85.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.8%77.6–83.9
Cholesterol screening among adults87.9%85.9–89.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years64.2%59.3–69.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.4%59.8–66.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years70.5%63.2–77.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults13.9%11.5–16.6
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%12.6–18.0
No leisure-time physical activity among adults30.0%25.7–35.4
Short sleep duration among adults32.2%26.6–38.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults20.0%17.4–23.3
Frequent mental distress among adults15.1%13.4–17.1
Frequent physical distress among adults14.8%13.1–16.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.1%12.3–16.1
Any disability among adults35.8%31.7–40.7
Hearing disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.7
Independent living disability among adults8.7%7.6–10.0
Mobility disability among adults18.3%16.0–21.1
Self-care disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.9
Vision disability among adults5.2%4.5–5.8
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.3%16.2–22.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.0%8.8–13.5
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.2–8.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.1%7.5–10.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.2–7.2
Loneliness among adults28.5%24.0–33.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.2%6.1–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KS median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate16.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.8% (2.7–20.7%) n=688
Uninsured 18–6424.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.6% (2.3–24.2%) n=686
No HS diploma (25+)5.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.7% (1.1–14.8%) n=689
Bachelor's or higher (25+)32.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.0% (11.3–43.6%) n=689
Unemployment rate (16+)6.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2742.2% (0.0–7.1%) n=689
Households without a vehicle1.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.8% (0.0–8.3%) n=688
Broadband subscription91.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32288.4% (75.3–96.9%) n=688
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32219.5% (7.8–31.9%) n=688
Homeownership rate90.3%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 households39.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.7% (41.7–78.0%) n=684
Population 65+26.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55320.6% (11.9–35.1%) n=692
Median age48.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.9 yr (32.2–56.9) n=689
Median household income$95,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$67,738 ($49,860–$97,877) n=659
Median home value$66,000$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 birth77.1 yr ± 1.1378.9 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 1.13 years of 77.1, 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