ZIP code
75752
in Athens, TexasPopulation 7,536
44.30/ 100
Ranked #23,119 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 28%)
Ranked #1,054 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 44%)
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
58.4 per million
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
72 days/year
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST42ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
39.8 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 6.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Mental-health provider access
0.13 per 1,000 residents
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
ZIP 75752, one of several in Athens, Texas, on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 28% nationally (23,119th) and the bottom 44% of Texas (1,054th).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: mental-health providers is in the top 7.7% nationally, modeled pfas rests in the bottom 10.5% nationally, and distance to an emergency room sits in the bottom 13.0% nationally. Distance to a nursing home registers at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Working the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 0.4% nationally, and extreme heat resides in the top 5.7% nationally. Fatal road crashes lies in the top 6.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat settles in the top 10.8% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss stands in the top 11.9% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden is in the top 15% nationally.
In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. 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 75103, 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 41%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 29%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 12%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 67%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 43%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 58%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 22%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 34%
7%
“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 76.7 ± 1.1 years. A median household income of $70,223 predicts 78.7 years — 2.0 years below.
Ranked #2,601 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 58.4 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 76.7 ± 1.1 years.
Ranked #55 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
75103
Texasshares a border
Score 47.31
Closest healthier
75751
Texasshares a border
Score 44.91
Similar health profile
34479
Florida99% similar profile
Score 43.52
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 | 31.9% | 28.5–35.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.8% | 37.7–46.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.0% | 9.1–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.2% | 20.8–27.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.0% | 13.1–17.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 41.1% | 36.7–45.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.3% | 27.8–43.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 4.2–4.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.9% | 11.5–16.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.3% | 12.4–16.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.8–82.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.4% | 74.0–80.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.1% | 85.6–88.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 63.9% | 59.0–68.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.5% | 52.9–60.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.1% | 63.2–78.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.1% | 12.6–18.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.4% | 14.2–18.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.0% | 25.5–34.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.1% | 29.7–43.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 24.3% | 21.4–27.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 15.7–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.4–18.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.7% | 14.0–17.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.5% | 32.2–41.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.3–10.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.7% | 16.4–21.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.4–5.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.2% | 5.6–6.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 20.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 8.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 51.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 22.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 44.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $70,223 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $232,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,086 | $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 | 76.7 yr ± 0.56 | 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 0.56 years of 76.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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