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ZIP code

76041

in Forreston, TexasPopulation 755

48.01/ 100

Ranked #18,911 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 41%)

Ranked #683 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 37%)

Ranked #165 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 38%)

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.

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

90.5 days/year

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST75th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

2.6%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US4th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$131,250

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST95th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US7th
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 ›

Uninsured (under 65)

16.8%

in the top 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST53rd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.7 pCi/L

in the bottom 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST26th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

The read

Forreston, Texas (ZIP 76041), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 41% nationally (18,911th) and the top 37% of Texas (683rd).

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The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled extreme heat sits in the top 2.8% nationally, and uninsured settles in the top 7.9% nationally. Fiber broadband registers at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. More encouragingly, poverty stands at the national minimum, and homeownership lands at the national maximum. Housing-cost burden is in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and household income resides in the top 6.8% nationally. Modeled disaster risk rests in the bottom 7.4% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled radon sits in the bottom 3.9% nationally.

Defined in plain terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 75165, 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.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 45%

8%

Disability

healthier than 47%

7%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 14%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 33%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 80%

14%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 51%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 47%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Disability

healthier than 58%

7%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 15%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Disability

healthier than 35%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 14%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

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 adults25.9%22.9–29.2
High blood pressure among adults35.9%31.9–40.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.9%7.1–8.8
Current asthma among adults9.9%8.8–11.2
Coronary heart disease among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.0%5.8–8.2
Depression among adults23.1%19.8–26.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%11.0–14.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.0%34.7–43.4
Obesity among adults35.7%28.7–43.1
Stroke among adults3.5%3.1–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years14.0%11.6–17.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.8%13.8–20.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.9%72.7–78.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.6%69.6–77.3
Cholesterol screening among adults85.0%82.6–87.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.3%56.2–66.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults58.1%54.6–61.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.8%63.4–79.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.3%14.4–20.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.9%11.6–16.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.8%23.1–32.5
Short sleep duration among adults38.4%32.3–45.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults22.3%19.0–25.8
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.2–19.4
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.7–16.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.5%13.5–17.7
Any disability among adults33.6%29.1–38.4
Hearing disability among adults7.9%6.9–8.9
Independent living disability among adults8.5%7.3–9.7
Mobility disability among adults15.5%13.1–18.0
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.5–4.6
Vision disability among adults5.5%4.8–6.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6449.6%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)8.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)2.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)1.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription86.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)2.6%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population28.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households29.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+19.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age40.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$131,250$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$173,200$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$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 birth82.0 yr ± 1.6978.9 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 1.69 years of 82.0, 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