ZIP code
77661
in Stowell, TexasPopulation 102
42.41/ 100
Ranked #24,894 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 22%)
Ranked #1,258 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 33%)
Ranked #169 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (bottom 29%)
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.
Households without a vehicle
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
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 ›Housing-cost burden
100%
at the national maximum
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
20.3%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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
146.3 days/year
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST65thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›Short sleep
42.8%
in the top 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Stowell, Texas (ZIP 77661) places in the bottom 22% nationally (24,894th) and the bottom 33% of Texas (1,258th).
The data opens on real and measurable burdens: households without a vehicle sits at the national maximum, and poverty lies at the national maximum. Housing-cost burden rests at the national maximum, and homeownership resides at the national minimum. Modeled uninsured is in the top 4.3% nationally, humid heat lands in the top 5.7% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden stands in the top 6.0% nationally. Modeled short sleep registers in the top 7.0% nationally. More encouragingly, home broadband subscription settles at the national maximum, and floodplain exposure sits at the national minimum.
Beside the areas that surround it, households without a vehicle runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 77665, 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
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 55%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 46%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 8%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Disability
healthier than 27%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 40%
5%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.7%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 61%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 32%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 36%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 27%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 72%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.00%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 17%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 30%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 29%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 35%
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
77665
Texasshares a border
Score 44.38
Closest healthier
77622
Texasabout 4.5 mi away
Score 50.42
Similar health profile
30297
Georgia96% similar profile
Score 38.72
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 | 26.4% | 23.2–29.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.0% | 34.8–43.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.8% | 6.2–7.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.6% | 9.3–12.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–8.9 |
| Depression among adults | 21.7% | 18.4–25.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.2% | 13.1–17.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.3% | 32.1–40.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.7% | 30.4–47.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.2% | 3.7–4.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 22.6% | 18.7–27.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 20.3% | 16.6–24.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.7% | 74.0–79.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.5% | 70.6–78.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.4% | 82.1–86.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.1% | 52.5–63.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 47.9% | 44.1–51.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 68.6% | 59.6–76.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.1% | 13.2–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.9% | 12.4–17.8 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.5% | 26.2–37.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 42.8% | 35.4–50.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.8% | 22.2–30.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.2% | 16.0–20.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.8% | 14.6–19.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.5% | 31.6–41.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.5–8.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.2% | 8.8–11.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 18.1% | 15.6–21.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.3% | 4.6–6.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.4–8.3 |
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 | 100.0% | 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+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 100.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 100.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 0.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 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 | 76.8 yr ± 1.68 | 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 1.68 years of 76.8, 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