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75976

in Wells, TexasPopulation 912

ZipVitals Score
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34.81/ 100

Ranked #29,461 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.2%)

Ranked #1,733 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 7.3%)

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.

Loud transportation noise

3.2%

in the top 3.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Civic-institution access

0.96 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

6.4%

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST8th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Arsenic in groundwater

1.2%

in the bottom 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

12.9%

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

141.2 days/year

in the top 7.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US93rd
Definition & 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 ›

Dry extreme heat

60.7 days/year

in the top 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST33rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

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Distance to a Superfund site

60.5 mi

in the top 8.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST87th
US91st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 9.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
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 ›

The read

Overall, Wells, Texas (ZIP 75976) places in the bottom 8.2% nationally (29,461st) and the bottom 7.3% of Texas (1,733rd).

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The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: civic stands in the top 4.5% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Modeled arsenic settles in the bottom 6.1% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 8.6% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled loud transportation noise lies in the top 3.4% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk rests in the top 4.5% nationally, and independent living disability resides in the top 7.1% nationally. Modeled humid heat is in the top 7.1% nationally, extreme heat lands in the top 7.3% nationally, and fair or poor health stands in the top 10.4% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 75925, 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.

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Nothing measured is lifting this score.

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 42%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 19%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 9%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 10%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 9%

8%

Disability

healthier than 9%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 7%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 17%

5%

Nothing measured is lifting this score.

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 8%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 37%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 31%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 34%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 13%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 10%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 36%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

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 adults31.1%27.6–34.6
High blood pressure among adults41.4%37.1–45.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.5%7.7–9.4
Current asthma among adults11.8%10.3–13.2
Coronary heart disease among adults8.9%7.9–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults11.2%9.7–12.9
Depression among adults26.8%22.8–30.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.9%13.9–18.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.4%34.0–43.0
Obesity among adults37.4%29.3–46.1
Stroke among adults5.1%4.6–5.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.4%18.8–26.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.3%13.5–19.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.1%75.3–80.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults75.8%71.8–79.4
Cholesterol screening among adults83.4%81.0–85.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.7%53.1–64.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults47.1%43.4–50.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.3%60.6–77.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults15.3%12.5–18.4
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.2%17.0–23.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults34.3%28.8–39.9
Short sleep duration among adults39.8%32.7–47.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults29.0%25.1–32.8
Frequent mental distress among adults20.8%18.4–23.2
Frequent physical distress among adults17.9%15.6–20.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.7%17.3–22.3
Any disability among adults41.4%36.3–46.6
Hearing disability among adults9.4%8.3–10.5
Independent living disability among adults12.9%11.2–14.6
Mobility disability among adults21.6%18.7–24.4
Self-care disability among adults6.3%5.6–7.1
Vision disability among adults8.1%7.2–9.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate25.9%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6429.2%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)20.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)18.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)0.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle8.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription89.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)6.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate67.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households60.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+25.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age32.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$62,857$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$66,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$510$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 birth74.7 yr ± 1.2278.9 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 1.22 years of 74.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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