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ZIP code

71104

in Shreveport, LouisianaPopulation 12,975

41.83/ 100

Ranked #25,366 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 21%)

Ranked #180 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 35%)

Ranked #19 of 39 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ZIPs (top 49%)

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.

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST84th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Walkability

150 intersections/sq mi

in the top 5.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.15 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›

Homeownership rate

45.3%

in the bottom 7.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US7th
Definition & source ›

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

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Transit access

3.8 per 1,000 residents

in the top 8.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops 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 ›

Utility shut-off threat

14.4%

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

53.6 days/year

in the top 8.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST88th
US91st
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 ›

Humid extreme heat

134.7 days/year

in the top 8.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST15th
US91st
Definition & 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 ›

Outpatient-care access

0.44 per 1,000 residents

in the top 10.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST88th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located 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 ›

The read

By the composite measure, ZIP 71104, one of several in Shreveport, Louisiana sits in the bottom 21% nationally (25,366th) and the top 35% of Louisiana (180th).

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The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: walkability resides in the top 5.2% nationally, mental-health providers lies in the top 6.9% nationally, and transit settles in the top 8.0% nationally. Outpatient stands in the top 10.0% nationally. Working the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally, and homeownership rests in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Modeled utility shutoff sits in the top 8.0% nationally, and extreme heat registers in the top 8.4% nationally. Modeled disaster risk lands in the top 8.6% nationally, and humid heat resides in the top 8.7% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 71105, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 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

Healthcare Access

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 48%

13%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 15%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 5%

8%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 11%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 80%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Disability

healthier than 67%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 65%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 81%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 35%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 13%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 33%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 21%

8%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 92%

21%

Disability

healthier than 68%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 76%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 41%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 57%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 19%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 14%

8%

“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.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 77.1 ± 1.6 years.

    Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.

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 adults26.8%24.2–29.3
High blood pressure among adults39.0%35.5–42.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.3%5.7–6.9
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.3–11.7
Coronary heart disease among adults6.5%5.8–7.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.9%7.1–8.7
Depression among adults29.4%26.0–32.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.2%11.6–14.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.3%32.8–39.5
Obesity among adults40.1%34.9–44.9
Stroke among adults3.8%3.5–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years15.5%13.1–18.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.9%7.5–10.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.5%72.9–77.8
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults80.8%77.7–83.3
Cholesterol screening among adults84.3%82.4–85.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.5%61.1–69.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults56.2%53.0–59.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years78.4%72.2–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.7%14.9–20.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.6%15.4–19.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.4%25.6–32.9
Short sleep duration among adults37.6%33.0–42.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.0%21.4–26.5
Frequent mental distress among adults20.8%18.6–22.8
Frequent physical distress among adults15.0%13.3–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.7%17.7–21.6
Any disability among adults37.3%33.5–40.9
Hearing disability among adults7.1%6.3–7.9
Independent living disability among adults10.7%9.6–11.7
Mobility disability among adults15.8%14.0–17.6
Self-care disability among adults5.0%4.6–5.4
Vision disability among adults6.8%6.2–7.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults28.7%25.2–32.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.3%22.6–28.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.9%19.5–24.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.9%16.8–21.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults12.8%11.5–14.2
Loneliness among adults37.6%33.4–42.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.8–16.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate15.3%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504
Uninsured 18–6417.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28610.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505
No HS diploma (25+)6.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50514.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508
Bachelor's or higher (25+)33.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50516.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508
Unemployment rate (16+)8.9%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2745.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501
Households without a vehicle10.6%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3226.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504
Broadband subscription86.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)32.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32223.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504
Homeownership rate45.3%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.7%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504
Foreign-born population5.6%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508
Single-parent households38.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495
Population 65+13.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508
Median age33.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500
Median household income$56,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457
Median home value$164,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452
Median gross rent$1,106$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$915 ($606–$1,325) n=389
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)LA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.1 yr ± 0.8478.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30875.9 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 0.84 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