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72007

in Austin, ArkansasPopulation 10,579

ZipVitals Score
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52.28/ 100

Ranked #13,072 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 41%)

Ranked #32 of 562 Arkansas ZIPs (top 5.7%)

Ranked #17 of 59 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ZIPs (top 29%)

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.

Fiber broadband

96.1%

in the top 9.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST82nd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

6.4%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

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Stroke

2.7%

in the bottom 10.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

9.2%

in the bottom 10.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

5.4%

in the bottom 14.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US15th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.

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Home broadband subscription

95%

in the top 19% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US81st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

2.3%

in the bottom 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US19th
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.

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Mobility disability

12.0%

in the bottom 20% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US20th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

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Self-care disability

3.1%

in the bottom 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US19th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

6.4%

in the bottom 22% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US22nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

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The read

Austin, Arkansas (ZIP 72007), on the composite measure, lands in the top 41% healthiest ZIPs nationally (13,072nd) and the top 5.7% of Arkansas (32nd).

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What works most in this area's favor shows up clearly across the measures: fiber broadband sits in the top 9.3% nationally, modeled arsenic registers in the bottom 10.5% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 13.2% nationally. Modeled stroke resides in the bottom 10.2% nationally, diabetes lies in the bottom 10.1% nationally, and radon settles in the bottom 13.2% nationally. Working the other way, crowded housing stands in the top 9.7% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss is in the top 13.7% nationally. Modeled extreme heat rests in the top 14.7% nationally, and disaster risk sits in the top 16% nationally.

In everyday language, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 72120, about 7.3 miles away.

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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 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 78%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 74%

14%

Disability

healthier than 70%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 62%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 29%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 37%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 18%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 94%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 90%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 75%

11%

Disability

healthier than 96%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 65%

5%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 57%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 59%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 43%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 86%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 63%

14%

Disability

healthier than 86%

7%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 55%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 55%

5%

Holding it back

Mental Health

healthier than 31%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

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 adults24.4%21.6–27.3
High blood pressure among adults34.5%30.7–38.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.3%6.6–8.1
Current asthma among adults10.2%9.0–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults5.4%4.8–6.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.2%5.5–7.0
Depression among adults26.4%22.8–30.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.2%7.9–10.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.6%32.5–40.8
Obesity among adults34.0%27.6–40.7
Stroke among adults2.7%2.5–2.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.2%11.7–17.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.3%6.9–9.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.6%69.3–75.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.2%73.4–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.3%83.4–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.2%56.3–66.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults60.8%57.2–64.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.9%66.4–80.7
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.8%14.6–21.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.5%12.3–16.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults26.6%22.5–30.8
Short sleep duration among adults36.7%30.8–42.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.6%16.2–21.1
Frequent mental distress among adults18.6%16.5–20.9
Frequent physical distress among adults13.3%11.6–14.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.7%14.8–18.7
Any disability among adults32.3%28.2–36.4
Hearing disability among adults6.4%5.7–7.2
Independent living disability among adults7.6%6.7–8.5
Mobility disability among adults12.0%10.4–13.7
Self-care disability among adults3.1%2.8–3.4
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.6–4.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%21.8–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.4%10.6–14.3
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.5–7.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.7%9.2–12.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.0%6.1–7.9
Loneliness among adults34.7%30.2–39.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults7.3%6.3–8.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36416.3% (4.0–30.6%) n=574
Uninsured 18–646.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.3% (1.5–24.1%) n=573
No HS diploma (25+)10.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.0% (3.7–23.0%) n=577
Bachelor's or higher (25+)34.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.5% (4.4–30.5%) n=577
Unemployment rate (16+)3.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.9% (0.0–11.6%) n=573
Households without a vehicle0.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–12.5%) n=574
Broadband subscription95.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.2% (65.0–94.7%) n=574
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)15.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.4% (4.3–33.2%) n=574
Homeownership rate83.8%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32277.6% (57.7–96.1%) n=574
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.3% (0.0–5.7%) n=574
Foreign-born population2.3%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–6.5%) n=578
Single-parent households42.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08753.0% (35.3–79.3%) n=571
Population 65+10.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55319.7% (11.6–37.9%) n=578
Median age34.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.6 yr (33.6–58.1) n=573
Median household income$86,302$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$53,893 ($36,003–$79,139) n=505
Median home value$234,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$128,200 ($73,260–$235,420) n=519
Median gross rent$1,299$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$800 ($568–$1,094) n=393
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AR median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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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