ZIP code
77436
in Egypt, TexasPopulation 28
44.15/ 100
Ranked #23,270 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)
Ranked #1,071 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 43%)
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.
Unemployment rate
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
19.6%
in the top 4.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.0%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
55.3%
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
155 days/year
in the top 3.3% 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 ›High blood pressure
49.5%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
11.6%
in the bottom 4.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
8.7%
in the bottom 6.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
22.4%
in the top 8.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
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
Overall, Egypt, Texas (ZIP 77436) lands in the bottom 27% nationally (23,270th) and the bottom 43% of Texas (1,071st), based on limited data; treat as directional.
A number of measures mark where this area is under strain: unemployment resides at the national maximum, and poverty registers at the national maximum. Modeled diabetes rests in the top 4.4% nationally, and stroke stands in the top 4.1% nationally. Floodplain exposure lies in the top 3.2% nationally, modeled humid heat lands in the top 3.3% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 3.9% nationally. Modeled mobility disability is in the top 8.4% nationally. On the brighter side, modeled binge drinking settles in the bottom 4.9% nationally, and pfas resides in the bottom 6.2% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, unemployment runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 77434, 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 87%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 76%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 16%
21%
Social Need / SDOHPartial
healthier than 3%
16%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.10%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 36%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 78%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 81%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 98%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 5%
21%
Social Need / SDOHPartial
in the bottom 0.3%
16%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 1%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 34%
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
77434
Texasshares a border
Score 49.90
Closest healthier
77435
Texasshares a border
Score 46.70
Similar health profile
29446
South Carolina99% similar profile
Score 46.74
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 | 33.0% | 29.0–36.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 49.5% | 44.8–54.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.9% | 7.9–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.5% | 9.1–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.1% | 7.8–10.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.8% | 6.1–9.5 |
| Depression among adults | 17.0% | 14.0–20.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 19.6% | 16.8–22.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.6% | 35.7–45.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.2% | 32.4–50.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.0% | 5.1–6.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.1% | 11.3–17.1 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 16.1% | 11.2–22.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.0% | 81.6–86.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 82.3% | 79.0–85.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.9% | 87.9–91.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.5% | 64.6–74.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 59.2% | 55.4–63.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 79.3% | 71.9–85.4 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.6% | 9.4–14.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.5% | 8.3–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 33.3% | 27.0–40.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.6% | 31.5–46.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.1% | 21.3–31.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.6% | 12.3–17.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 12.5–17.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.0–16.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.4% | 32.8–44.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.6% | 7.4–9.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.1% | 8.1–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 22.4% | 18.6–26.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.6% | 4.5–6.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.8% | 6.4–9.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 100.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 0.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 100.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | — | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | — | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | — | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | — | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | — | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | — | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | — | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 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
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 yr ± 1.49 | 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 1.49 years of 81.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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