ZIP code
77707
in Beaumont, TexasPopulation 18,323
42.64/ 100
Ranked #24,700 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 23%)
Ranked #1,234 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 34%)
Ranked #16 of 30 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ZIPs (bottom 47%)
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.
Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40.7 per million
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.74 per 1,000 residents
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of outpatient clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
153.5 days/year
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Subsidized affordable housing
384 units
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
2.0%
in the top 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
17%
in the top 7.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST54thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST79thUS91stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Radon
0.6 pCi/L
in the bottom 1.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST14thUS2ndDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
17.9 days/year
in the top 25% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS75thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 77707, one of several in Beaumont, Texas, on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 23% nationally (24,700th) and the bottom 34% of Texas (1,234th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Where this area is stretched, the data is unambiguous: modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 1.3% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 2.0% nationally, and humid heat settles in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise stands in the top 7.4% nationally, uninsured is in the top 7.6% nationally, and expected annual loss rests in the top 9.4% nationally. Modeled transportation noise sits in the top 11.3% nationally. Better still, outpatient registers in the top 3.6% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 6.2% nationally. Modeled radon resides in the bottom 1.8% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 77702, 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 66%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 44%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 11%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 14%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Disability
healthier than 22%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 10%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 65%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 48%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 40%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 41%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 53%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 22%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 67%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
Mental Health
in the top 0.00%
8%
Healthcare Access
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 32%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Disability
healthier than 21%
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
2 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 75.3 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $69,756 predicts 78.7 years — 3.4 years below.
Ranked #4,590 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.7 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.3 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #401 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
77701
Texasshares a border
Score 35.29
Closest healthier
77702
Texasshares a border
Score 47.08
Similar health profile
77868
Texas97% similar profile
Score 39.98
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 | 27.6% | 24.5–31.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 41.5% | 37.2–45.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.2% | 10.0–12.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.4% | 18.2–25.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.2% | 14.2–18.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.4% | 32.1–40.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.5% | 33.5–49.9 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.6% | 4.3–5.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 18.6% | 15.7–21.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 17.0% | 14.9–19.0 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 78.3% | 75.6–80.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 77.4% | 73.7–80.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.5% | 83.7–87.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.3% | 55.6–64.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.4% | 48.1–54.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.2% | 62.8–76.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.2% | 11.6–17.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.9% | 13.8–18.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 31.9% | 27.1–36.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 40.6% | 35.7–45.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.6% | 23.6–29.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.7% | 16.7–20.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.4% | 13.6–17.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.9% | 15.0–18.8 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.9% | 32.4–41.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.5–8.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.0% | 9.8–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.2% | 17.0–21.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.6% | 7.0–8.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 24.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 22.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 7.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 4.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 44.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 16.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 35.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $69,756 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $174,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,355 | $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 | 75.3 yr ± 0.75 | 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 0.75 years of 75.3, 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