ZIP code
70453
in Pine Grove, LouisianaPopulation 1,162
37.52/ 100
Ranked #28,273 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.9%)
Ranked #296 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #65 of 83 Baton Rouge, LA ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Unemployment rate
35.2%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.89 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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 ›Fatal road crashes
60.2 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
29.8%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
141.2 days/year
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST37thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
20.1%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST57thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
17.9%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
46.7%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST70thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.3%
in the top 9.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Pine Grove, Louisiana (ZIP 70453) lands in the bottom 11.9% nationally (28,273rd) and the bottom 42% of Louisiana (296th).
Where the load on this area runs deepest, the data leads: unemployment rests in the top 0.6% nationally, and fatal road crashes stands in the top 2.2% nationally. Poverty lies in the top 7.0% nationally, and modeled humid heat lands in the top 7.1% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability sits in the top 9.0% nationally, diabetes is in the top 8.4% nationally, and high blood pressure settles in the top 8.3% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 9.6% nationally, and self-care disability registers in the top 9.7% nationally. More encouragingly, elder services rests in the top 1.0% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 70422, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 Baton Rouge, LA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 62%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 12%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 27%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 90%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 57%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 43%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 28%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 33%
8%
Disability
healthier than 33%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 92%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 32%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 28%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Healthcare Access
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 92.9 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 12.4 — 81 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #471 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
70422
Louisianashares a border
Score 40.18
Closest healthier
70706
Louisianashares a border
Score 47.35
Similar health profile
71016
Louisiana99% similar profile
Score 34.59
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 35.4% | 31.8–38.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.7% | 42.2–50.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.6% | 7.8–9.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 9.9–12.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–10.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.4% | 9.9–13.2 |
| Depression among adults | 28.5% | 24.6–32.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.9% | 15.7–20.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.5% | 38.0–46.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.6% | 32.8–48.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.6% | 15.6–22.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.7% | 6.9–10.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 79.4–83.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.9% | 79.9–85.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.8% | 84.9–88.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.4% | 59.5–69.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 54.5% | 50.7–58.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 76.6% | 69.5–83.0 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.0–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 21.3% | 18.3–24.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 35.0% | 29.9–40.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.4% | 32.9–46.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.8% | 25.3–32.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.3% | 18.0–22.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.1–20.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.1% | 17.7–22.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.9% | 38.0–48.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.2% | 8.2–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.0% | 19.3–25.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.2 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.9–8.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.9% | 25.2–32.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 24.8% | 21.3–28.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 22.3% | 19.0–25.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.2% | 14.8–19.6 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.6 |
| Loneliness among adults | 35.9% | 31.0–41.1 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 13.1% | 11.5–14.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 29.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 13.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 22.8% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 10.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 35.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 90.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 28.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 90.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 54.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 43.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 63.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $60,526 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $92,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $915 ($606–$1,325) n=389 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.8 yr ± 1.23 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 75.9 yr (73.2–79.0) n=494 |
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 1.23 years of 72.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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