ZIP code
78045
in Laredo, TexasPopulation 67,333
54.81/ 100
Ranked #9,686 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 30%)
Ranked #289 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #1 of 10 Laredo, TX ZIPs (top 10.0%)
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)
26.4%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST82ndUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
53.5 per million
in the top 0.5% 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 ›Dry extreme heat
128.8 days/year
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
177.3 days/year
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Colon-cancer screening
53.6%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST13thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 2.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
112.3 mi
in the top 3.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
3.8%
in the bottom 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
26.1%
in the bottom 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Stroke
2.1%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 78045, one of several in Laredo, Texas, by its composite score, sits in the top 30% healthiest ZIPs nationally (9,686th) and the top 15% of Texas (289th).
The measures land in both directions, and neither dominates: distance to a Superfund site sits in the top 3.0% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease lies in the bottom 2.7% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the bottom 3.7% nationally, and stroke resides in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled uninsured is in the top 1.9% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk lands in the top 0.5% nationally, and extreme heat stands in the top 0.6% nationally. Modeled humid heat registers in the top 1.9% nationally, colon screening settles in the bottom 3.8% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 2.3% nationally.
Next to the surrounding area, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Among the ZIPs nearby, none ranks healthier overall than this one.
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 Laredo, 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 97%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 90%
8%
Disability
healthier than 76%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 55%
11%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 95%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 75%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 97%
8%
Disability
healthier than 80%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 3%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 23%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 21%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
in the top 0.00%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 75%
16%
Preventive Care
in the top 0.00%
13%
Risk Behavior
in the top 0.00%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 88%
8%
Disability
in the top 0.00%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 63%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 75%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.00%
14%
“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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 2.5 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 97.0 (top 10%) — 95 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #18,093 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 53.5 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.7 ± 2.0 years.
Ranked #77 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
78019
Texasshares a border
Score 39.88
Similar health profile
85392
Arizona99% similar profile
Score 54.22
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 | 15.3% | 13.2–17.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 26.1% | 22.7–29.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.2 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.0% | 7.1–9.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 2.9% | 2.6–3.3 |
| Depression among adults | 17.6% | 14.8–20.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.8% | 10.3–13.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 31.2% | 27.3–35.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.6% | 29.6–46.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 2.0–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 6.8% | 5.4–8.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 26.4% | 23.2–29.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 69.9% | 66.5–73.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.4% | 67.1–75.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.0% | 83.1–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 53.6% | 48.2–58.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.6% | 52.9–60.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.9% | 68.1–82.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.2% | 15.1–21.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 8.5% | 7.2–10.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 29.0% | 24.5–33.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.9% | 29.3–42.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.4% | 18.8–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.7% | 13.0–16.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 12.0% | 10.5–13.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.3–15.7 |
| Any disability among adults | 28.6% | 24.7–32.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.9% | 4.3–5.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.7–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.7% | 10.2–13.3 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 23.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 16.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 35.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.3% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 95.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 30.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 25.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 36.8% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 8.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 33.7 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $90,608 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $243,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,420 | $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 | 80.7 yr ± 1.02 | 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 1.02 years of 80.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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