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68742

in Inman, NebraskaPopulation 376

ZipVitals Score
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54.83/ 100

Ranked #9,655 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)

Ranked #239 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (top 42%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across 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.

Loneliness

25.2%

in the bottom 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.7%

in the top 6.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.4%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US94th
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 ›

Housing insecurity

7.0%

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

61.6%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

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 ›

Distance to a Superfund site

56.7 mi

in the top 9.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST83rd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

10.6%

in the bottom 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.82%

in the top 10.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 10.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US11th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 13.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US14th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Inman, Nebraska (ZIP 68742) stands in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,655th) and the top 42% of Nebraska (239th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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A balanced set of signals defines this area, not any single one: modeled loneliness is in the bottom 0.5% nationally. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Modeled housing insecurity lies in the bottom 7.4% nationally, distance to a Superfund site is in the top 9.6% nationally, and modeled cognitive disability registers in the bottom 7.8% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 10.7% nationally. By contrast, slow internet speeds is in the top 6.7% nationally, modeled energy burden registers in the top 5.8% nationally, and modeled pfas lies in the top 7.4% nationally. Modeled fine-particle is in the top 10.5% nationally.

For clarity, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. ZIP 68766, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

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 60%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 99%

8%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Disability

healthier than 52%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 47%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 49%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 30%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 93%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 96%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 99%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 76%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 59%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

“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 adults34.4%30.6–38.4
High blood pressure among adults41.1%36.8–45.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults12.3%11.1–13.6
Current asthma among adults9.3%8.2–10.6
Coronary heart disease among adults9.0%7.8–10.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.0%7.3–11.0
Depression among adults15.2%12.9–18.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.8%12.7–17.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened40.0%35.7–44.6
Obesity among adults39.3%33.1–46.2
Stroke among adults4.4%3.9–5.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.5%8.4–12.9
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.4%5.7–9.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure84.7%82.1–87.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.6%77.6–83.6
Cholesterol screening among adults89.5%87.8–91.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years67.8%62.4–72.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults63.3%59.6–66.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.0%70.6–84.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.4%13.8–19.3
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.6%11.6–18.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.7%24.5–35.8
Short sleep duration among adults31.2%25.5–37.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.3%15.1–22.3
Frequent mental distress among adults11.9%10.2–13.8
Frequent physical distress among adults14.2%12.1–16.8
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults10.6%8.9–12.7
Any disability among adults31.1%26.5–36.5
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.1–11.8
Independent living disability among adults7.4%6.2–8.9
Mobility disability among adults16.8%14.0–20.4
Self-care disability among adults4.1%3.5–5.0
Vision disability among adults4.9%4.2–5.9
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults18.5%15.4–22.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.2%7.8–13.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults7.7%5.8–10.1
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.0%5.6–8.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.4%4.5–6.5
Loneliness among adults25.2%21.1–29.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.3%4.3–6.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.5%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–6412.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)6.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.0%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 vehicle8.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription78.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)11.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate82.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population5.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households18.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+9.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age25.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$54,375$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$61,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent$775$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 birth81.5 yr ± 1.4078.9 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 1.40 years of 81.5, 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