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68404

in Martell, NebraskaPopulation 1,039

ZipVitals Score
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63.90/ 100

Ranked #2,510 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 7.9%)

Ranked #31 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (top 5.5%)

Ranked #15 of 46 Lincoln, NE ZIPs (top 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.

Fatal road crashes

67.4 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 1.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Radon

3.6 pCi/L

in the top 4.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST49th
US96th
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 ›

Lack of transportation

4.4%

in the bottom 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing insecurity

6.2%

in the bottom 3.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

27.2%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST17th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Food insecurity

7.2%

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

28.3%

in the bottom 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST14th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

9.4%

in the bottom 3.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Utility shut-off threat

4.3%

in the bottom 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

96.4%

in the top 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

The read

By its overall health score, Martell, Nebraska (ZIP 68404) lands in the top 7.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (2,510th) and the top 5.5% of Nebraska (31st).

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Strengths and concerns sit side by side across the measures here: modeled transportation settles in the bottom 3.2% nationally, and housing insecurity lies in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Modeled loneliness resides in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and food insecurity lands in the bottom 4.3% nationally. Modeled short sleep registers in the bottom 3.8% nationally, cognitive disability sits in the bottom 3.0% nationally, and utility shutoff rests in the bottom 5.7% nationally. Homeownership is in the top 7.0% nationally. On the other hand, fatal road crashes stands in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled radon settles in the top 4.4% nationally.

To translate a couple of terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 68358, 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. Compare it against the US, this state and the Lincoln, NE metro area.

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

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 75%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 86%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 91%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 86%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 94%

8%

Disability

healthier than 89%

7%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 44%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 40%

5%

Holding it back

Healthcare Access

healthier than 30%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 85%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 98%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 97%

11%

Disability

healthier than 89%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 56%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 89%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 71%

8%

Disability

healthier than 62%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 60%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 56%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 36%

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 adults28.2%25.8–30.5
High blood pressure among adults34.6%31.9–37.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.6–11.6
Current asthma among adults9.0%8.1–10.0
Coronary heart disease among adults6.4%5.6–7.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.8%4.9–6.8
Depression among adults19.2%17.1–21.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults10.6%9.2–12.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.8%33.2–38.4
Obesity among adults34.3%30.9–37.4
Stroke among adults3.1%2.7–3.5
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.7%5.4–8.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years6.0%4.8–7.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.5%79.0–83.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults79.5%77.2–81.5
Cholesterol screening among adults88.6%87.2–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years69.8%66.1–73.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults73.6%71.0–76.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years80.4%75.4–85.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.2%17.2–21.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults10.8%8.7–12.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.4%15.8–21.3
Short sleep duration among adults28.3%25.1–31.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults13.2%11.3–15.3
Frequent mental distress among adults12.2%10.8–13.6
Frequent physical distress among adults10.5%9.1–11.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.4%8.1–10.7
Any disability among adults24.3%21.4–27.2
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.6–8.4
Independent living disability among adults5.7%4.9–6.6
Mobility disability among adults11.1%9.5–12.9
Self-care disability among adults2.7%2.4–3.2
Vision disability among adults3.3%2.8–3.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.4%15.8–21.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.2%5.7–8.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults4.9%3.8–6.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults6.2%5.1–7.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults4.4%3.7–5.1
Loneliness among adults27.2%24.0–30.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults4.3%3.6–5.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–645.3%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)2.1%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription96.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)26.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate96.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households55.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+29.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age46.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$112,643$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$313,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent—$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 birth80.4 yr ± 1.8378.9 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 1.83 years of 80.4, 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