ZIP code
77531
in Clute, TexasPopulation 16,406
48.19/ 100
Ranked #18,697 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 42%)
Ranked #668 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 36%)
Ranked #116 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (top 49%)
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)
22.1%
in the top 3.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
21.8%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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
152.2 days/year
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST76thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
43.6%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
39.1 per million
in the top 7.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›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 ›The read
On the composite measure, Clute, Texas (ZIP 77531) stands in the bottom 42% nationally (18,697th) and the top 36% of Texas (668th).
Several readings make the pressure on this area plain: modeled uninsured sits in the top 3.3% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 1.8% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 1.9% nationally, and modeled humid heat sits in the top 4.1% nationally. Modeled short sleep resides in the top 5.3% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 7.3% nationally, and homeownership sits in the bottom 10.3% nationally. Floodplain exposure resides in the top 11.8% nationally. On the encouraging side, modeled radon stands in the bottom 0.6% nationally. Distance to a community health center sits at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs.
Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, 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. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. ZIP 77515, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
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 82%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 59%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 20%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 16%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 73%
21%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 79%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 13%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 69%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 60%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 50%
16%
Disability
healthier than 53%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 40%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 34%
8%
“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 75.8 ± 1.9 years. A median household income of $73,240 predicts 78.8 years — 3.0 years below.
Ranked #4,178 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 20.0; chronic-disease standing 81.5 — 62 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #15,563 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 39.1 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.8 ± 1.9 years.
Ranked #1,599 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
77515
Texasshares a border
Score 49.22
Closest healthier
77566
Texasshares a border
Score 49.91
Similar health profile
33760
Florida98% similar profile
Score 47.73
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 | 21.0% | 18.9–23.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 33.4% | 30.5–36.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.8% | 5.2–6.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.7% | 8.6–10.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.8–5.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.5% | 18.8–24.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.6% | 30.6–36.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.2% | 33.6–43.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.0% | 2.8–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.9% | 10.6–15.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 22.1% | 19.6–24.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.6–75.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.7% | 70.4–76.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.7% | 81.8–85.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.6% | 54.3–62.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.9% | 48.8–54.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.2% | 63.2–76.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 15.2–20.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.9% | 11.3–14.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 28.9% | 25.5–32.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.6% | 39.3–47.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 23.2% | 20.8–25.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.8% | 16.0–19.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.5% | 12.1–15.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–17.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.1% | 27.9–34.7 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.5% | 7.7–9.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.6% | 12.1–15.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.0% | 3.6–4.4 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 26.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 17.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 32.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 52.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 12.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 46.9% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 11.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 32.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $73,240 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $260,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,178 | $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 | 75.8 yr ± 0.98 | 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 0.98 years of 75.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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