ZIP code
78594
in Sebastian, TexasPopulation 1,206
38.69/ 100
Ranked #27,605 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.0%)
Ranked #1,564 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 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.
Uninsured (under 65)
39.3%
in the top 0.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
13.1%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Fair or poor health
37.9%
in the top 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
22.5%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
84.9%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
7.7%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
183.9 days/year
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Poverty rate
46.3%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
0 per 100,000 residents per year
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Mobility disability
24.9%
in the top 3.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite measure, Sebastian, Texas (ZIP 78594) sits in the bottom 14.0% nationally (27,605th) and the bottom 16% of Texas (1,564th).
The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled uninsured lies in the top 0.3% nationally, vision disability settles in the top 1.2% nationally, and fair or poor health stands in the top 1.2% nationally. Modeled diabetes is in the top 1.4% nationally, pfas rests in the top 1.0% nationally, and self-care disability sits in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled humid heat registers in the top 1.5% nationally, and poverty lands in the top 2.0% nationally. Modeled mobility disability resides in the top 3.6% nationally. More positively, fatal road crashes lies at the national minimum.
Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, outer-floodplain exposure runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. ZIP 78569, just across the boundary, ranks healthier 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.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 68%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 81%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 31%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 11%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 17%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 24%
5%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 88%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 49%
14%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 18%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 24%
11%
Disability
healthier than 4%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 25%
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
78569
Texasshares a border
Score 40.34
Closest healthier
78550
Texasabout 1.3 mi away
Score 44.28
Similar health profile
78342
Texas99% similar profile
Score 37.66
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 | 26.5% | 23.2–30.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 40.8% | 36.4–45.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.7% | 5.1–6.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 8.9% | 7.8–10.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 9.4% | 8.1–10.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.6% | 6.3–9.0 |
| Depression among adults | 18.3% | 15.3–21.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 22.5% | 19.6–25.6 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.9% | 36.3–45.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 42.5% | 33.8–51.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.0% | 4.3–5.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 17.0% | 14.8–19.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 39.3% | 32.6–46.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.5–81.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.1% | 70.0–77.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.0% | 80.2–85.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 54.5% | 50.9–58.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 46.1% | 43.5–48.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.4% | 67.1–77.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 13.1% | 10.6–15.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.5% | 11.9–17.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 45.3% | 39.1–52.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 38.7% | 35.5–41.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 37.9% | 32.7–43.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.3–18.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 19.5% | 16.9–22.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 19.4% | 16.5–22.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 44.4% | 38.7–50.5 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 10.4% | 9.1–11.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 12.0% | 10.2–14.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 24.9% | 21.3–28.7 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.5–9.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 13.1% | 11.3–15.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 46.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 46.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 48.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 1.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 12.2% | 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 | 70.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 3.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 18.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 51.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 30.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 41.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $23,307 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $38,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $326 | $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 unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled. | |||
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