ZIP code
78548
in La Grulla, TexasPopulation 1,341
24.62/ 100
Ranked #31,507 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 1.8%)
Ranked #1,858 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 0.6%)
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)
43.6%
in the top 0.07% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
19.6%
in the top 0.04% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
12.0%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
47.8%
in the top 0.03% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
28.6%
in the top 0.07% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Mobility disability
32.9%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›Independent-living disability
16.7%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
99.5%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
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 ›Colon-cancer screening
48.9%
in the bottom 1.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
131.6 days/year
in the top 0.5% 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 ›Cross-source signals
Combined exposures in this ZIP
More than one environmental exposure stands out in this ZIP. Each is established independently and shown on its own above; they are grouped here for context — not because one causes the other.
This area ranks among the highest 10% of US ZIP codes for both humid-heat days and flood exposure.
See the full flooding, evacuation & humid-heat analysis →
Health need and barriers to care documented here
On our reading, this ZIP code carries the overlap at its acute level: acute means at least three of the six health-need readings and at least three of the six access barriers apply to the same place.
These are two separate readings of public data that both apply to this place — never a claim that one causes the other, never a severity score, and never a statement about any person who lives here.
Health need documented here
- People without health insurance
- Adults reporting fair or poor health
- Chronic conditions
Barriers to reaching care
- Thin local supply of doctors
- Thin local supply of pharmacies
- Limited home internet for telehealth
A reading appears below only where this ZIP code is among the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on it — one national bar, the same for every ZIP in the country.
See the full care-deserts analysis →The read
By the composite measure, La Grulla, Texas (ZIP 78548) sits in the bottom 1.8% nationally (31,507th) and the bottom 0.6% of Texas (1,858th).
Where the data speaks clearest about this place, it leads: modeled uninsured stands in the top 0.07% nationally, vision disability is in the top 0.04% nationally, and self-care disability rests in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled fair or poor health sits in the top 0.03% nationally, diabetes registers in the top 0.07% nationally, and mobility disability lands in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled independent living disability resides in the top 1.2% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the top 0.2% nationally. Modeled colon screening settles in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and extreme heat stands in the top 0.5% nationally.
In plain language, floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. ZIP 78582, just across the boundary, ranks healthier overall. This ZIP also shows documented health need overlapping with barriers to reaching care, sitting in the most-affected 10% of US ZIP codes on several need measures and several access barriers.
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
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 97%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 2%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
in the bottom 0.3%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 13%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 96%
14%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 54%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 1%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.9%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 7%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Disability
in the bottom 0.00%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the bottom 0.00%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 14%
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 96.8 (top 10%); chronic-disease standing 6.4 (bottom 10%) — 90 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #107 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
78582
Texasshares a border
Score 34.34
Closest healthier
78565
Texasabout 2.4 mi away
Score 30.22
Similar health profile
78830
Texas99% similar profile
Score 25.53
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 | 30.6% | 27.1–34.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 46.9% | 42.5–51.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.4% | 8.2–10.7 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 12.2% | 10.6–13.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 10.7% | 8.8–12.7 |
| Depression among adults | 20.4% | 17.2–23.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 28.6% | 25.3–31.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 43.8% | 39.2–48.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 48.4% | 39.5–57.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.6% | 5.7–7.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 25.7% | 21.2–30.6 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 43.6% | 37.0–50.5 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 80.0% | 77.4–82.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.9% | 71.0–78.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.1% | 78.3–83.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 48.9% | 43.4–54.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 31.4% | 28.2–35.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 66.2% | 56.6–75.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 11.5% | 9.3–13.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 19.4% | 15.9–23.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 54.3% | 47.5–60.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.6% | 34.2–49.6 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 47.8% | 42.1–53.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.5% | 16.2–20.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 24.2% | 21.0–27.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 23.4% | 20.0–26.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 52.1% | 46.2–58.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.4–14.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 16.7% | 14.1–19.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 32.9% | 28.5–37.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.1–13.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 19.6% | 16.9–22.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 18.8% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 27.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 1.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 9.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 74.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 17.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 15.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 33.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 20.7% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 29.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $37,308 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $54,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $791 | $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 | 77.2 yr ± 1.08 | 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 1.08 years of 77.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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