ZIP code
78024
in Hunt, TexasPopulation 1,401
54.70/ 100
Ranked #9,831 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #292 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 16%)
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.
Mental-health provider access
0.92 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health 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 ›Outpatient-care access
0.92 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Fatal road crashes
50 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Crowded housing
8.6%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
1.7%
in the top 6.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
59.5 days/year
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST32ndUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
0.92 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices 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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.6%
in the bottom 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST6thUS6thDefinition & 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 ›Transportation noise
0.16%
in the bottom 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
43.5%
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›The read
In its overall standing, Hunt, Texas (ZIP 78024) lands in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,831st) and the top 16% of Texas (292nd).
This area's measures are easy to read as a mixed set: mental-health providers sits in the top 0.3% nationally, and outpatient lands in the top 2.3% nationally. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Dental providers stands in the top 8.1% nationally, and modeled energy burden rests in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Modeled transportation noise registers in the bottom 9.6% nationally. Set against that, fatal road crashes resides in the top 3.9% nationally, and crowded housing settles in the top 5.9% nationally. Slow internet speeds is in the top 6.6% nationally, and modeled extreme heat sits in the top 7.5% nationally.
Against the wider neighborhood, mental-health providers runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put simply, extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. On the overall standing, ZIP 78058, just across the boundary, ranks healthier.
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.
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 85%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.6%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 80%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 27%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 23%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 15%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 87%
16%
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.08%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 98%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 91%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 57%
7%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 15%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 16%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 99.5 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 27.3 — 72 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #937 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
78025
Texasshares a border
Score 53.39
Closest healthier
78058
Texasshares a border
Score 57.00
Similar health profile
32141
Florida96% similar profile
Score 51.44
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 | 33.4% | 29.5–37.4 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.7% | 38.1–47.5 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.5% | 11.2–13.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.0% | 7.9–10.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.4% | 6.9–10.0 |
| Depression among adults | 21.5% | 18.3–25.2 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.8% | 12.6–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.5% | 38.8–48.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.2% | 25.5–41.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.5% | 3.9–5.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.5% | 10.2–15.2 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.1% | 8.3–12.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.6% | 80.9–86.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.8% | 77.5–84.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 91.3% | 90.0–92.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 69.9% | 65.1–74.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.7% | 59.2–66.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.4% | 66.8–81.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.3% | 11.7–17.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.6% | 9.1–14.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 25.2% | 20.3–30.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.1% | 28.0–41.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.1% | 16.7–23.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.3% | 12.4–16.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 12.5–16.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.2% | 10.4–14.0 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.3% | 28.2–38.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 9.9% | 8.7–11.3 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.9% | 6.7–9.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.6% | 14.8–20.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.4–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.4–5.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 20.6% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 21.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 42.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.7% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 70.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 26.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 52.3 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $105,381 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $500,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $954 | $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 | 78.0 yr ± 1.32 | 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 1.32 years of 78.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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