ZIP code
77043
in Houston, TexasPopulation 29,048
50.96/ 100
Ranked #14,900 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #473 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 25%)
Ranked #96 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (top 41%)
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.
Park land
53.7%
in the top 2.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
20%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
155 days/year
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
51.6%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS92ndDefinition & 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 ›Radon
0.6 pCi/L
in the bottom 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
57.6%
in the bottom 8.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST28thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
49.3 days/year
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST19thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
The read
ZIP 77043, one of several in Houston, Texas, on the composite measure, lands in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,900th) and the top 25% of Texas (473rd).
The profile cuts both ways, and the readings bear that out: park land sits in the top 2.2% nationally, and modeled radon registers in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Working the other way, modeled uninsured lands in the top 4.5% nationally, modeled humid heat resides in the top 3.4% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 4.5% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss is in the top 7.9% nationally, and colon screening rests in the bottom 8.4% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits in the top 9.6% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 77041, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 88%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Disability
healthier than 64%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 77%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 50%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 9%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.5%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 80%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 76%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 70%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 72%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 72%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 7%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 72%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 56%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 38%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
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
2 of our published findings list 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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 3.3 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 87.8 — 85 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #17,526 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.4 ± 2.0 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
77041
Texasshares a border
Score 52.31
Closest healthier
77079
Texasshares a border
Score 63.65
Similar health profile
79936
Texas98% similar profile
Score 51.20
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 | 19.2% | 17.2–21.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.4% | 27.6–33.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.7% | 7.8–9.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.2% | 4.7–5.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.7–5.9 |
| Depression among adults | 19.9% | 17.5–22.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.4–13.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 32.5–38.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.3% | 30.1–38.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.9% | 2.7–3.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.0% | 10.0–14.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 20.0% | 17.5–22.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.4–76.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.6% | 69.4–75.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.2% | 82.5–86.0 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 57.6% | 53.6–61.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.6% | 50.7–56.4 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.5% | 64.0–76.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.6% | 15.1–20.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.4% | 9.8–13.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.2% | 21.3–27.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.4% | 34.9–42.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.5% | 17.4–21.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.5% | 13.9–17.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.2% | 10.9–13.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.1–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.3% | 26.3–32.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.6% | 11.2–14.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.4–6.5 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 28.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 38.4% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 52.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.7% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 33.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 36.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 12.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 35.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $79,359 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $411,100 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,553 | $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 | 80.4 yr ± 1.03 | 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 1.03 years of 80.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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