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68031

in Hooper, NebraskaPopulation 1,823

ZipVitals Score
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52.37/ 100

Ranked #12,945 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #379 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (bottom 33%)

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.

Radon

4.9 pCi/L

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Fiber broadband

98.3%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US94th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Child-care access

0.61 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST77th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

28%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST43rd
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

0.61 per 1,000 residents

in the top 9.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST78th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

29.2%

in the top 10.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
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 ›

The read

Hooper, Nebraska (ZIP 68031), by its composite score, sits in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,945th) and the bottom 33% of Nebraska (379th).

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The data opens on a genuinely even set of readings: fiber broadband resides in the top 6.1% nationally, and childcare is in the top 6.9% nationally. Modeled loneliness lands in the bottom 7.3% nationally, and civic stands in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled short sleep registers in the bottom 10.5% nationally, and dental providers settles in the top 17% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon sits in the top 0.3% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 10.5% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility rests at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Modeled binge drinking resides in the top 14.9% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 68002, 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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Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 49%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 51%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 42%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 49%

11%

Disability

healthier than 54%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 20%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 23%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 76%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 64%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 41%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 29%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 8%

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 adults30.9%28.0–33.9
High blood pressure among adults37.7%34.4–41.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.5%9.5–11.6
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.1%7.3–9.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.1%7.0–9.4
Depression among adults16.7%14.4–19.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.7%11.1–14.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.7%33.2–40.3
Obesity among adults39.7%34.7–45.1
Stroke among adults4.0%3.6–4.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years12.2%9.9–14.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.8%7.1–10.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.6%79.2–83.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.7%74.7–80.5
Cholesterol screening among adults85.8%84.0–87.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%57.7–67.3
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.4%59.1–65.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.7%65.9–78.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.5%16.0–21.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.8%13.5–18.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.1%24.3–32.4
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%25.5–35.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.1%15.6–21.0
Frequent mental distress among adults13.1%11.6–14.7
Frequent physical distress among adults13.6%12.1–15.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.1%10.5–13.8
Any disability among adults29.7%26.2–33.6
Hearing disability among adults9.7%8.7–10.9
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.8–9.0
Mobility disability among adults15.2%13.2–17.5
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.4–4.4
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.2–5.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.7%16.7–23.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.5%9.2–13.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.7%6.8–10.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.1%6.7–9.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.1%5.2–7.1
Loneliness among adults28.0%24.1–32.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.9%5.0–6.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate7.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–645.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)1.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)1.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle1.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription83.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)16.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate73.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population3.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households50.6%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+18.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age35.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$80,605$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$208,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent$983$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$850 ($610–$1,250) n=442
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth80.0 yr ± 0.8378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.1 yr (77.4–83.0) n=553

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 0.83 years of 80.0, 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