ZIP code
78069
in Somerset, TexasPopulation 7,038
46.56/ 100
Ranked #20,690 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #805 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 43%)
Ranked #75 of 117 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ZIPs (bottom 36%)
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)
30.7%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
105 days/year
in the top 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
156.1 days/year
in the top 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST88thUS97thDefinition & 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
57.4%
in the bottom 8.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST27thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Elder-services access
0.17 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities 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
4.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the bottom 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS16thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, Somerset, Texas (ZIP 78069) lands in the bottom 35% nationally (20,690th) and the top 43% of Texas (805th).
Several measures weigh most on this area's profile, and they come first: modeled uninsured lies in the top 1.0% nationally, and extreme heat lands in the top 1.3% nationally. Modeled humid heat sits in the top 3.2% nationally, and colon screening is in the bottom 8.1% nationally. Distance to an emergency room settles in the top 10.1% nationally, modeled vision disability resides in the top 10.1% nationally, and modeled fair or poor health registers in the top 12.6% nationally. Crowded housing rests in the top 13.6% nationally. On the better side, elder services stands in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise lies at the national minimum, shared with about 22% of ZIPs.
A note on the terms: extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 78002, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 75%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 91%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 57%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 54%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Disability
healthier than 26%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 65%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 85%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 62%
8%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 56%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 45%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 47%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Disability
healthier than 32%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 83%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 55%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 57%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 33%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 32%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.5 ± 2.3 years. A median household income of $75,625 predicts 79.0 years — 2.5 years below.
Ranked #3,373 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
78002
Texasshares a border
Score 50.25
Closest healthier
78052
Texasshares a border
Score 48.53
Similar health profile
78213
Texas99% similar profile
Score 45.91
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 | 22.6% | 20.6–24.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.9% | 32.2–37.6 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.1% | 4.7–5.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.0% | 8.2–9.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.6–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 5.2–6.3 |
| Depression among adults | 21.1% | 18.8–23.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 15.7% | 14.3–17.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.7% | 32.8–38.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 40.0% | 34.9–45.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.1–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 13.1% | 11.5–15.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 30.7% | 27.3–34.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.9–75.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.5% | 68.4–74.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.4% | 80.6–84.1 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 57.4% | 53.9–61.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 51.2% | 48.5–53.9 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 71.6% | 66.5–76.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.9% | 14.7–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.4% | 11.9–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 36.4% | 32.8–40.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.6% | 35.4–44.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.1% | 25.5–30.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.4% | 15.9–18.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.8% | 14.4–17.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 17.9% | 16.3–19.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 36.3% | 33.1–39.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.2% | 6.5–7.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.6–10.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.0% | 15.5–18.6 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.7–5.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.8–9.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 44.1% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 24.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.8% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.8% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 78.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 22.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 38.4% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 12.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 35.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $75,625 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $114,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,111 | $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 | 76.5 yr ± 1.17 | 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 1.17 years of 76.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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