ZIP code
76457
in Hico, TexasPopulation 4,244
45.74/ 100
Ranked #21,611 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #881 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 47%)
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
86.9 days/year
in the top 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST61stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
47.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS95thDefinition & 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 ›Recreation access
0.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 14.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST90thUS86thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — 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
Overall, Hico, Texas (ZIP 76457) lands in the bottom 33% nationally (21,611th) and the top 47% of Texas (881st), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The picture here is genuinely mixed, with readings on both sides: modeled arsenic sits in the bottom 12.4% nationally. Distance to a nursing home is at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Recreation settles in the top 14.0% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the bottom 14.5% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site registers in the top 14.8% nationally. Modeled pfas rests in the bottom 15% nationally. On the other side, modeled extreme heat stands in the top 3.8% nationally, fatal road crashes lies in the top 4.7% nationally, and crowded housing lands in the top 12.9% nationally. Modeled mammography sits in the bottom 12.8% nationally.
A note on the terms: arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 76401, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 48%
8%
Disability
healthier than 43%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 38%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 23%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 39%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 1%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 64%
13%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 25%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 31%
16%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 4%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 30%
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.
Nearby
76401
Texasshares a border
Score 49.28
Closest healthier
76637
Texasshares a border
Score 52.20
Similar health profile
78113
Texas100% similar profile
Score 47.13
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 | 30.2% | 27.6–32.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.4% | 36.0–42.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 10.1% | 9.3–10.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.3–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.3–8.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.4–9.4 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.5–26.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 13.6% | 12.2–15.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.3% | 36.7–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.1% | 28.7–41.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.1% | 14.8–19.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.6% | 11.0–14.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.9% | 77.7–81.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.8% | 73.7–79.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 86.3–89.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.8% | 57.9–65.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.1% | 49.1–54.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.7% | 63.4–75.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.2% | 13.8–18.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.2% | 12.4–16.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.0% | 23.5–30.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.8% | 33.6–44.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.3% | 19.0–23.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.8% | 15.2–18.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.8% | 13.4–16.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.5% | 13.0–16.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.0% | 30.5–37.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.1–9.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.9–18.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 7.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 29.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 82.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 80.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 4.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 60.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 20.4% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 43.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $72,238 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $264,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $988 | $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 | 78.6 yr ± 1.29 | 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 1.29 years of 78.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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