ZIP code
78409
in Corpus Christi, TexasPopulation 2,937
39.27/ 100
Ranked #27,230 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15%)
Ranked #1,519 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 19%)
Ranked #23 of 36 Corpus Christi, 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)
30.6%
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 ›Transit access
9.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 1.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of public-transit stops 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 ›Distance to a Superfund site
In this ZIP
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Humid extreme heat
170.6 days/year
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Outer-floodplain exposure
13.5%
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
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 ›Fair or poor health
32.3%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
51.1 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
47.3%
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
55.3%
in the bottom 5.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST18thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
10.1%
in the top 4.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 78409, one of several in Corpus Christi, Texas sits in the bottom 15% nationally (27,230th) and the bottom 19% of Texas (1,519th).
The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled uninsured settles in the top 1.0% nationally, distance to a Superfund site lands at the national minimum, and modeled humid heat rests in the top 2.2% nationally. Outer-floodplain exposure settles in the top 2.9% nationally, modeled fair or poor health lands in the top 5.0% nationally, and fatal road crashes rests in the top 3.6% nationally. Housing-cost burden settles in the top 4.2% nationally, and modeled colon screening lands in the bottom 5.2% nationally. Crowded housing rests in the top 4.6% nationally. Better still, transit settles in the top 1.5% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 78390, 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 Corpus Christi, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 63%
8%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 47%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 17%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 27%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 5%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 6%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 69%
8%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 34%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Disability
healthier than 18%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 27%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Disability
healthier than 46%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 14%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 11%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 31%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 37%
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
78370
Texasshares a border
Score 38.98
Closest healthier
78390
Texasshares a border
Score 41.98
Similar health profile
77099
Texas99% similar profile
Score 39.02
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 | 23.9% | 21.5–26.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.1% | 36.0–42.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.6% | 8.6–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.8–8.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.5% | 6.6–8.5 |
| Depression among adults | 20.3% | 17.7–23.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 18.7% | 16.8–21.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.6% | 36.3–43.5 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.5% | 37.6–48.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.2% | 12.7–18.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 30.6% | 26.3–35.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 76.7% | 74.0–79.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.8% | 70.6–77.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.9% | 81.8–86.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 55.3% | 50.6–59.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 46.7% | 43.4–50.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.1% | 61.8–75.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.1% | 14.6–20.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.0% | 13.9–18.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 37.1% | 32.9–41.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.8% | 35.2–44.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 32.3% | 28.9–36.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.5–19.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 17.2% | 15.4–19.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 18.0% | 15.9–20.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.9% | 36.0–44.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.6–9.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.2–11.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 19.9% | 17.7–22.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.4–6.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.3% | 8.3–10.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.7% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 18.5% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 11.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.5% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.4% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 47.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 60.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 10.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 11.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 41.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 14.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 32.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $60,089 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $172,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,087 | $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 | 74.5 yr ± 1.27 | 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 1.27 years of 74.5, 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