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ZIP code

77374

in Thicket, TexasPopulation 244

37.49/ 100

Ranked #28,288 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.8%)

Ranked #1,627 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 13.0%)

Ranked #22 of 30 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ZIPs (bottom 27%)

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.

Mammography

63.2%

in the bottom 1.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

29.5%

in the top 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

52.3%

in the bottom 3.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST10th
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

52.6%

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Humid extreme heat

156.5 days/year

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US97th
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 ›

Distance to an emergency room

18.9 mi

in the top 6.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare-certified hospital with an emergency room.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

in the bottom 6.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US7th
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

Thicket, Texas (ZIP 77374), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 11.8% nationally (28,288th) and the bottom 13.0% of Texas (1,627th).

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The data opens on real and measurable burdens: modeled mammography lands in the bottom 1.7% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the top 3.5% nationally. Modeled colon screening registers in the bottom 3.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription settles in the bottom 1.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat sits in the top 3.1% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lies in the top 6.3% nationally. More encouragingly, housing-cost burden rests at the national minimum, poverty resides at the national minimum, and homeownership is at the national maximum. Floodplain exposure lands in the bottom 6.6% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 77564, 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area.

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

Compare within

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 82%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 24%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 6%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 10%

8%

Disability

healthier than 22%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 26%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 6%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 69%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 97%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 60%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 12%

21%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 7%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 2%

8%

Disability

healthier than 27%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 5%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 83%

14%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 92%

5%

About typical

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 50%

16%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 17%

21%

Preventive Care

in the bottom 0.00%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 8%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 8%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Healthcare Access

in the bottom 0.00%

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 adults30.3%26.6–34.2
High blood pressure among adults40.1%35.5–44.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%7.8–9.8
Current asthma among adults11.0%9.7–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults8.3%7.2–9.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.3%8.7–12.0
Depression among adults26.6%22.7–30.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults14.4%12.4–16.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.4%34.8–44.1
Obesity among adults36.9%28.7–45.6
Stroke among adults4.4%3.8–5.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years29.5%24.7–34.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years13.3%10.4–16.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.9%74.6–80.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults74.9%70.9–78.7
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.3–86.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years52.3%47.0–57.0
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults45.4%41.6–49.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years63.2%54.3–71.3
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults16.7%13.7–20.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults20.4%16.9–24.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults31.5%26.0–37.3
Short sleep duration among adults41.9%35.4–48.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults25.3%21.4–29.5
Frequent mental distress among adults20.4%18.0–23.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.9%14.7–19.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%15.5–20.8
Any disability among adults37.6%32.5–43.2
Hearing disability among adults9.1%8.0–10.3
Independent living disability among adults10.8%9.2–12.5
Mobility disability among adults18.6%15.7–21.6
Self-care disability among adults5.1%4.3–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.3%5.4–7.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)12.4%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%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 subscription52.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)0.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate100.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households45.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+4.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age17.5 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$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 birth80.2 yr ± 2.7278.9 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 2.72 years of 80.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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