ZIP code
77506
in Pasadena, TexasPopulation 35,114
32.89/ 100
Ranked #30,075 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 6.3%)
Ranked #1,781 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 4.7%)
Ranked #223 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (bottom 6.0%)
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.
Uninsured (under 65)
43.1%
in the top 0.09% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
44.8%
in the bottom 0.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
12.8%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Fair or poor health
35.4%
in the top 2.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
23.4%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
49.6 per million
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
17.4%
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Mammography
64.9%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST2ndUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
7.3%
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 77506, one of several in Pasadena, Texas, by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 6.3% nationally (30,075th) and the bottom 4.7% of Texas (1,781st).
The data is direct about where this area carries real strain: modeled uninsured sits in the top 0.09% nationally, colon screening settles in the bottom 0.7% nationally, and vision disability registers in the top 1.5% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 0.4% nationally, fair or poor health lands in the top 2.5% nationally, and cognitive disability is in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 1.1% nationally, and crowded housing rests in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled mammography lies in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and self-care disability sits in the top 4.7% nationally.
Held up against its neighbors, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 77015, 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 65%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 84%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.8%
14%
Preventive Care
in the bottom 0.3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Disability
healthier than 5%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 71%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 10%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 1%
14%
Preventive Care
in the bottom 0.9%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 4%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 36%
8%
Disability
healthier than 6%
7%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 61%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 73%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 37%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 3%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 20%
8%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
“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
3 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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.9 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $49,586 predicts 77.3 years — 1.4 years below.
Ranked #1,775 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 0.8 (bottom 1%); chronic-disease standing 65.4 — 65 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,867 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 49.6 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.9 ± 1.4 years.
Ranked #196 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
77015
Texasshares a border
Score 39.07
Closest healthier
77017
Texasshares a border
Score 37.54
Similar health profile
76164
Texas99% similar profile
Score 35.19
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 | 19.1% | 17.1–21.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.2% | 30.3–36.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 3.9% | 3.5–4.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.1% | 6.4–7.9 |
| Depression among adults | 20.8% | 18.2–23.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.1% | 15.3–18.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.4% | 33.3–39.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 43.2% | 38.5–47.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.8% | 3.6–4.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 21.5% | 18.2–25.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 43.1% | 39.6–46.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.6% | 67.5–73.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 68.2% | 64.6–71.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 76.3% | 73.8–78.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 44.8% | 40.8–48.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 38.2% | 35.3–41.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 64.9% | 57.7–71.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.4% | 14.0–18.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.7% | 15.6–20.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 40.5% | 36.4–44.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.0% | 38.4–45.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 35.4% | 32.2–38.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.5% | 17.5–21.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.4–20.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 23.4% | 21.2–25.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 42.8% | 39.0–46.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.7% | 11.5–14.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 20.1% | 18.2–22.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.7–8.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.8–13.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 25.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 58.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 41.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 5.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 11.4% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 6.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 36.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 40.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 17.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 39.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 40.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 7.2% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 30.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $49,586 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $146,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,064 | $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 | 75.9 yr ± 0.71 | 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 0.71 years of 75.9, 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