ZIP code
71129
in Shreveport, LouisianaPopulation 12,845
44.63/ 100
Ranked #22,780 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #121 of 508 Louisiana ZIPs (top 24%)
Ranked #12 of 39 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ZIPs (top 31%)
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Utility shut-off threat
15.8%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST77thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults whose household was threatened with a utility shut-off in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
38.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Housing insecurity
21.3%
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced housing insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Food insecurity
27.5%
in the top 8.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST69thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
52.6 days/year
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
134.2 days/year
in the top 8.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST12thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Transit access
3.3 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Lack of transportation
13.3%
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who lacked reliable transportation in the past 12 months.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, ZIP 71129, one of several in Shreveport, Louisiana ranks in the bottom 29% nationally (22,780th) and the top 24% of Louisiana (121st).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: transit sits in the top 9.4% nationally. Set against that, modeled air-toxics cancer risk is in the top 4.5% nationally, and utility shutoff settles in the top 5.9% nationally. Modeled loneliness resides in the top 6.3% nationally, housing insecurity registers in the top 7.3% nationally, and disaster risk rests in the top 8.2% nationally. Modeled food insecurity stands in the top 8.2% nationally, extreme heat lies in the top 8.6% nationally, and humid heat lands in the top 8.8% nationally. Modeled transportation sits in the top 9.5% nationally.
To spell things out, 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. Close by, ZIP 71007, 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.
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 38%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 25%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 14%
8%
Disability
healthier than 25%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 16%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 66%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 82%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
Disability
healthier than 64%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 73%
21%
Preventive Care
healthier than 73%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Disability
healthier than 65%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 86%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 43%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 59%
8%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
“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 76.3 ± 1.9 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.
Nearby
71007
Louisianashares a border
Score 46.06
Closest healthier
71033
Louisianashares a border
Score 50.95
Similar health profile
70122
Louisiana97% similar profile
Score 44.59
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 | 29.5% | 26.4–32.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 44.6% | 40.6–48.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–7.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.7–12.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.8% | 6.1–7.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.9–8.7 |
| Depression among adults | 26.1% | 22.6–29.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.4% | 13.5–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.8% | 34.0–41.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.5% | 36.7–47.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.2% | 12.5–18.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.4% | 7.0–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.5–81.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 83.8% | 81.0–86.2 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.2% | 85.4–88.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 67.9% | 63.4–72.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 58.0% | 54.5–61.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.7% | 74.8–85.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.9% | 12.4–17.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.0% | 14.5–19.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.2% | 26.9–35.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.3% | 34.3–44.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.1% | 22.2–27.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.8% | 17.6–22.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.1% | 13.3–16.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.6% | 16.5–20.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 33.9–42.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.0–7.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.9% | 15.7–19.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.9–5.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.8 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 32.2% | 28.2–36.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 27.5% | 24.1–31.2 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 23.2% | 20.1–26.5 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 21.3% | 18.5–24.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 13.3% | 11.6–15.0 |
| Loneliness among adults | 38.9% | 34.3–43.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 15.8% | 13.7–17.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | LA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 17.8% (6.0–36.8%) n=504 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 7.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 10.4% (2.9–20.5%) n=505 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 3.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 14.0% (4.3–26.4%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 30.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 16.6% (5.9–37.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.5% (0.0–13.6%) n=501 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 6.0% (0.0–15.0%) n=504 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 84.4% (64.1–94.5%) n=504 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.2% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.1% (9.3–41.8%) n=504 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.4% (50.9–92.7%) n=504 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.5% (0.0–4.8%) n=504 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.2% (0.0–7.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 30.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.0% (29.6–65.8%) n=495 |
| Population 65+ | 17.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.3% (10.2–29.0%) n=508 |
| Median age | 40.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 39.6 yr (33.0–52.4) n=500 |
| Median household income | $51,013 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $56,458 ($34,647–$88,928) n=457 |
| Median home value | $183,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $163,450 ($86,100–$284,620) n=452 |
| Median gross rent | $920 | $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 | 76.3 yr ± 0.99 | 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 0.99 years of 76.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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