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ZIP code

75068

in Little Elm, TexasPopulation 72,710

56.65/ 100

Ranked #7,593 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 24%)

Ranked #233 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 12.5%)

Ranked #77 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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.

Expected annual disaster loss

$1

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
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 ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
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 ›

Dry extreme heat

89.2 days/year

in the top 3.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST68th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Coronary heart disease

3.7%

in the bottom 2.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

4.3%

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Colon-cancer screening

55.6%

in the bottom 5.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST19th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

1.5 per 100,000 residents per year

in the bottom 5.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & 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 ›

Stroke

2.2%

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

40.1%

in the top 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$126,635

in the top 7.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST94th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

The read

Little Elm, Texas (ZIP 75068), overall, ranks in the top 24% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,593rd) and the top 12.5% of Texas (233rd).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: modeled coronary heart disease lands in the bottom 2.5% nationally, and hearing disability lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Distance to an emergency room stands at the national minimum, shared with about 11% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes rests in the bottom 5.5% nationally, and modeled stroke registers in the bottom 3.5% nationally. On the other side, modeled expected annual loss resides in the top 0.9% nationally, and disaster risk settles in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled extreme heat is in the top 3.2% nationally, and colon screening sits in the bottom 5.6% nationally. Floodplain exposure lands in the top 6.2% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. 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 75078, just across the boundary, comes out 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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 94%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 78%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 84%

14%

Disability

healthier than 88%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 54%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 58%

8%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 16%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 80%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 74%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 63%

8%

Disability

healthier than 88%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 80%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 52%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 84%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 68%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 89%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 66%

8%

Disability

healthier than 76%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 83%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 50%

13%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 5%

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 adults19.1%16.8–21.6
High blood pressure among adults28.2%24.9–31.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.1%4.6–5.7
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.8–11.1
Coronary heart disease among adults3.7%3.3–4.1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.1%3.7–4.6
Depression among adults21.5%18.6–24.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.4%8.2–10.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened33.5%29.9–37.3
Obesity among adults35.8%30.3–41.8
Stroke among adults2.2%2.1–2.4
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years9.1%7.5–11.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years12.7%11.2–14.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.0%65.4–72.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.0%69.3–76.7
Cholesterol screening among adults85.7%84.0–87.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years55.6%51.2–60.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults62.4%59.4–65.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.9%71.7–83.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.4%15.5–21.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults11.1%9.6–12.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults22.1%18.9–25.6
Short sleep duration among adults37.9%33.5–42.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults16.6%14.7–18.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.1%15.2–19.0
Frequent physical distress among adults10.9%9.6–12.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.2%11.7–14.6
Any disability among adults25.2%22.0–28.5
Hearing disability among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
Independent living disability among adults6.5%5.9–7.2
Mobility disability among adults10.1%8.9–11.5
Self-care disability among adults2.9%2.6–3.1
Vision disability among adults4.0%3.7–4.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6414.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)7.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)45.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)4.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle2.1%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription97.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)27.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate80.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population20.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households37.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+8.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age35.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$126,635$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$410,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$2,289$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.9 yr ± 0.6378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 yr (75.1–81.7) n=1,772

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 0.63 years of 79.9, 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