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ZIP code

76623

in Avalon, TexasPopulation 186

46.49/ 100

Ranked #20,768 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)

Ranked #811 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 43%)

Ranked #183 of 265 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ZIPs (bottom 31%)

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.

Crowded housing

31.1%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

32.2%

in the top 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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Uninsured (under 65)

21.2%

in the top 3.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US96th
Definition & source ›

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

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Dry extreme heat

91.3 days/year

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US97th
Definition & source ›

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

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US4th
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 ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US6th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

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Homeownership rate

48.9%

in the bottom 8.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST12th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

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Floodplain exposure

1.5%

in the bottom 15% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US15th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Avalon, Texas (ZIP 76623) lands in the bottom 35% nationally (20,768th) and the top 43% of Texas (811th).

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Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: crowded housing stands in the top 0.5% nationally, and unemployment lies in the top 0.7% nationally. Modeled uninsured lands in the top 3.8% nationally, and extreme heat sits in the top 2.6% nationally. Homeownership is in the bottom 8.5% nationally. Fiber broadband settles at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. On the better side, modeled disaster risk resides in the bottom 3.6% nationally, and expected annual loss registers in the bottom 5.9% nationally. Households without a vehicle rests at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled loud transportation noise stands at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.

Set beside the nearby areas, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the 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. 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. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 75165, 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. 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.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 73%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 11%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 8%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 19%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 16%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 18%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 63%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 61%

14%

Disability

healthier than 61%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 52%

8%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 30%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 20%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 78%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 94%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 35%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 25%

11%

Disability

healthier than 39%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

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 adults23.1%20.0–26.2
High blood pressure among adults34.9%30.6–39.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.4%5.7–7.1
Current asthma among adults9.6%8.4–10.9
Coronary heart disease among adults6.3%5.4–7.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.0%5.0–7.1
Depression among adults22.3%19.0–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.6%11.6–15.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.0%33.7–42.4
Obesity among adults37.8%30.2–45.5
Stroke among adults3.2%2.8–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.5%8.6–12.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years21.2%16.8–26.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure73.6%70.3–76.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.4%68.2–76.5
Cholesterol screening among adults84.9%82.4–87.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years58.5%53.8–63.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults48.0%44.3–51.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years76.5%69.2–83.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults17.5%14.5–20.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.0%11.4–16.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.2%23.8–34.4
Short sleep duration among adults41.5%35.1–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.5%19.7–27.5
Frequent mental distress among adults17.3%15.1–19.6
Frequent physical distress among adults14.4%12.3–16.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults15.7%13.4–18.3
Any disability among adults32.9%27.8–37.8
Hearing disability among adults7.1%6.1–8.0
Independent living disability among adults8.0%6.7–9.3
Mobility disability among adults14.6%12.1–17.2
Self-care disability among adults4.0%3.4–4.7
Vision disability among adults5.9%5.0–6.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6427.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)38.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)32.2%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 subscription84.4%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate48.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)31.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population17.7%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households56.4%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+9.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$108,300$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 birth82.9 yr ± 2.5978.9 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 2.59 years of 82.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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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