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76708

in Waco, TexasPopulation 27,790

ZipVitals Score
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45.73/ 100

Ranked #21,618 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #882 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #17 of 36 Waco, TX ZIPs (top 47%)

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.

Dry extreme heat

95.3 days/year

in the top 1.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

19.3%

in the top 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST64th
US95th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Lithium in drinking water

86 µg/L

in the top 4.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US95th
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.

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

5.9%

in the top 6.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Humid extreme heat

130.4 days/year

in the top 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST52nd
US90th
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 ›

Park land

11.5%

in the top 10.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US89th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.

Full methodology ›

Radon

0.8 pCi/L

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST51st
US10th
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

In its overall standing, ZIP 76708, one of several in Waco, Texas lands in the bottom 33% nationally (21,618th) and the top 47% of Texas (882nd).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: park land rests in the top 10.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Distance to a nursing home resides at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. On the other side, modeled extreme heat settles in the top 1.8% nationally, and uninsured is in the top 5.1% nationally. Lithium in drinking water sits in the top 4.1% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 5.3% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure lies in the top 6.4% nationally, and modeled humid heat stands in the top 9.9% nationally. Floodplain exposure rests in the top 12.8% nationally.

Against the wider neighborhood, expected annual loss runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, lithium in drinking water is a natural metal that dissolves into some groundwater and has no federal drinking-water limit yet. 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. On the overall standing, ZIP 76633, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.

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 Waco, TX metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 68%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 72%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 28%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 10%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 37%

8%

Disability

healthier than 38%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 85%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 57%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 54%

14%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 20%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 36%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 39%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 30%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 15%

5%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 55%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Disability

healthier than 50%

7%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 32%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 27%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 32%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 18%

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 adults24.2%21.2–27.3
High blood pressure among adults35.0%30.9–39.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults6.7%6.0–7.3
Current asthma among adults10.5%9.2–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults6.1%5.4–6.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.9%6.1–7.6
Depression among adults23.2%19.6–26.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.3%11.6–15.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.3%30.0–38.4
Obesity among adults36.3%28.6–44.2
Stroke among adults3.6%3.3–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.0%13.3–19.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years19.3%17.0–21.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure75.4%72.4–78.1
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.3%70.3–77.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.6%82.7–86.3
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.1%55.0–65.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults51.6%48.1–55.3
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.0%63.9–79.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.6%13.6–19.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.4%12.3–16.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.3%24.7–33.8
Short sleep duration among adults40.1%33.6–47.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults23.9%21.1–26.7
Frequent mental distress among adults18.2%16.0–20.3
Frequent physical distress among adults14.6%12.8–16.3
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults16.4%14.5–18.4
Any disability among adults33.0%28.6–37.2
Hearing disability among adults6.6%5.8–7.4
Independent living disability among adults9.5%8.5–10.5
Mobility disability among adults15.7%13.7–17.7
Self-care disability among adults4.7%4.3–5.2
Vision disability among adults6.8%6.2–7.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate14.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–6420.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)14.5%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)22.7%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)4.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle4.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription90.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)29.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate69.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)4.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population11.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households39.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+14.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age35.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$68,856$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$219,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$1,177$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 birth77.9 yr ± 0.7078.9 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 0.70 years of 77.9, 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