ZIP code
75203
in Dallas, TexasPopulation 15,775
36.45/ 100
Ranked #28,787 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 10.3%)
Ranked #1,678 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 10.2%)
Ranked #253 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 4.6%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
32.1%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
11.0%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
51.5%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
29.6%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Transit access
7.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
33.2%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
7.3%
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
91 days/year
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST77thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
47.9%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
37.9%
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST7thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 75203, one of several in Dallas, Texas ranks in the bottom 10.3% nationally (28,787th) and the bottom 10.2% of Texas (1,678th).
The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled uninsured rests in the top 0.8% nationally, and vision disability lands in the top 3.2% nationally. Modeled colon screening settles in the bottom 2.7% nationally, and tooth loss rests in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 4.1% nationally, self-care disability settles in the top 4.7% nationally, and extreme heat rests in the top 2.7% nationally. Housing-cost burden lands in the top 4.0% nationally, and homeownership settles in the bottom 4.8% nationally. More positively, transit rests in the top 2.1% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 75207, just across the boundary.
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.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 48%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 4%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 10%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
5%
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 8%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 39%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 13%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 72.9 ± 1.7 years. A median household income of $46,989 predicts 77.1 years — 4.2 years below.
Ranked #5,198 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 72.9 ± 1.7 years. The 36 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.9 years — 4.0 years below them.
Ranked #3,024 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
75207
Texasshares a border
Score 46.68
Closest healthier
75208
Texasshares a border
Score 52.99
Similar health profile
77901
Texas100% similar profile
Score 38.72
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 | 20.3% | 18.3–22.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 37.4% | 34.6–40.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 3.8% | 3.5–4.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.5–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Depression among adults | 19.9% | 17.5–22.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.7% | 14.9–18.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.8% | 32.8–39.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.8% | 38.4–47.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.2–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 29.6% | 25.6–33.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 32.1% | 29.0–35.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.7% | 71.1–76.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.5% | 70.4–76.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 80.0% | 77.9–82.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 51.5% | 47.4–55.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 42.1% | 39.2–44.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.4% | 62.7–75.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.8% | 13.5–18.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.7% | 15.7–20.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 40.9% | 37.3–44.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.9% | 36.2–43.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 33.2% | 30.4–36.4 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.1% | 18.1–22.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.3% | 14.6–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.6% | 18.6–22.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.2% | 34.9–41.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.0 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.4–14.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.7% | 17.7–21.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.7–8.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 11.0% | 10.1–12.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 30.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 44.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 36.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 15.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 47.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 37.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 31.6% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 19.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 11.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 33.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $46,989 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $159,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,318 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.9 yr ± 0.87 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 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 0.87 years of 72.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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