ZIP code
77441
in Fulshear, TexasPopulation 41,324
65.79/ 100
Ranked #1,701 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.4%)
Ranked #46 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 2.5%)
Ranked #15 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (top 6.4%)
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.
Median household income
$184,390
in the top 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
153.8 days/year
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST81stUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Coronary heart disease
4.0%
in the bottom 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
4.9%
in the bottom 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
4.6%
in the bottom 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
2.2%
in the bottom 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
8.5%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
1.9 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS7thDefinition & source ›
The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.
A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
9.9%
in the bottom 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
1.4%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Fulshear, Texas (ZIP 77441) lands in the top 5.4% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,701st) and the top 2.5% of Texas (46th).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: household income registers in the top 1.5% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease rests in the bottom 3.3% nationally. Modeled independent living disability stands in the bottom 2.3% nationally, and hearing disability lies in the bottom 4.0% nationally. Modeled stroke lands in the bottom 3.5% nationally, modeled mobility disability sits in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and fatal road crashes is in the bottom 6.7% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability settles in the bottom 4.7% nationally, and energy burden resides in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Set against that, modeled humid heat registers in the top 3.7% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 77494, just across the boundary, ranks better overall. The ZIP also sits on the healthier half of the national range on at least seven of the ten good-life measures tracked here, from quiet and green space to nearby care, a combination reached by about one in twenty-five US ZIP codes.
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 95%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 93%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 82%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
Disability
healthier than 97%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 52%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 11%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 96%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 89%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 90%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 93%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 96%
8%
Disability
healthier than 97%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 56%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 43%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 91%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 99%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 95%
7%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Healthcare Access
healthier than 17%
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
One of our published findings lists 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 79.2 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $184,390 predicts 82.5 years — 3.3 years below.
Ranked #4,453 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
77406
Texasshares a border
Score 61.82
Closest healthier
77494
Texasshares a border
Score 66.25
Similar health profile
78255
Texas100% similar profile
Score 64.34
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 | 19.9% | 17.3–22.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.8% | 25.1–32.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.0% | 8.0–10.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.8% | 3.3–4.3 |
| Depression among adults | 19.8% | 16.8–23.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.2% | 7.9–10.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.8% | 30.7–39.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 28.9% | 22.8–35.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.2% | 2.0–2.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 7.4% | 5.9–9.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.6% | 7.1–10.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.2% | 70.6–77.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 75.0% | 71.3–78.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 89.8% | 88.4–91.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.7% | 56.8–66.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 69.3% | 66.0–72.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 78.1% | 70.7–84.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.9% | 14.9–21.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.7% | 7.2–10.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.5% | 15.2–22.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 28.3–40.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 13.0% | 11.1–15.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 13.8% | 12.2–15.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 9.6% | 8.3–10.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.6–11.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 19.9% | 16.9–23.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.6% | 4.0–5.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.2–9.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.2% | 2.0–2.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 3.0% | 2.7–3.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 3.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 2.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 71.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.8% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 23.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 29.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 39.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 10.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 37.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $184,390 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $582,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,952 | $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 | 79.2 yr ± 0.95 | 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 0.95 years of 79.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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