ZIP code
76126
in Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 27,689
57.91/ 100
Ranked #6,466 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #192 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 10.3%)
Ranked #63 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (top 24%)
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.
Dry extreme heat
87.4 days/year
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST62ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
97.7%
in the top 8.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
2.7%
in the bottom 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$113,905
in the top 11.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS88thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
6.3%
in the bottom 12.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS12thDefinition & 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 ›Tooth loss
8.0%
in the bottom 13.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Obesity
30%
in the bottom 17% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS17thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
11.8%
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS16thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Mammography
79.1%
in the top 17% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS83rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
3.7%
in the bottom 13.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS13thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 76126, one of several in Fort Worth, Texas sits in the top 20% healthiest ZIPs nationally (6,466th) and the top 10.3% of Texas (192nd).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: home broadband subscription resides in the top 8.3% nationally, and poverty sits in the bottom 8.7% nationally. Distance to a nursing home stands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Household income resides in the top 11.8% nationally, and modeled independent living disability sits in the bottom 12.2% nationally. Against that, modeled extreme heat stands in the top 3.7% nationally, and disaster risk resides in the top 10.9% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss sits in the top 12.0% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 12.7% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the top 13.1% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 76008, 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 83%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 80%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Disability
healthier than 85%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 56%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 74%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 82%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 85%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
Disability
healthier than 86%
7%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 27%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 71%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 92%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 78%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
Disability
healthier than 74%
7%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 26%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
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
One of our published findings lists 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.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 79.9 ± 1.4 years. The 47 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 77.2 years — 2.7 years above them.
Ranked #1,039 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
76008
Texasshares a border
Score 60.74
Closest healthier
76109
Texasabout 0.3 mi away
Score 61.29
Similar health profile
75762
Texas99% similar profile
Score 54.62
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 | 25.0% | 22.5–27.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.9% | 29.0–34.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.5% | 5.0–6.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.5% | 4.9–6.1 |
| Depression among adults | 23.8% | 21.1–26.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.3% | 9.1–11.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.7% | 32.5–38.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 30.0% | 26.0–34.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.9% | 2.7–3.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.0% | 6.6–9.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.9% | 73.0–78.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.0% | 72.0–77.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.8% | 87.4–90.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 66.8% | 63.3–70.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.5% | 62.9–68.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.1% | 74.2–83.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.5% | 15.1–20.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 10.5% | 9.2–12.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.5% | 18.8–24.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.8% | 32.5–39.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.9% | 14.1–17.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.5% | 14.0–17.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.7% | 10.5–13.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.6–13.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 26.5% | 23.7–29.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.7–13.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.7% | 3.4–4.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 2.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 16.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 48.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 2.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 5.5% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 48.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 15.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 39.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $113,905 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $383,700 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,736 | $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 | 79.9 yr ± 0.70 | 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 0.70 years of 79.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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