Skip to main content
ZipVitals

Menu

ZIP code

78737

in Austin, TexasPopulation 27,023

ZipVitals Score
How is the ZipVitals Score calculated? →

65.44/ 100

Ranked #1,835 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 5.8%)

Ranked #52 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 2.8%)

Ranked #17 of 89 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ZIPs (top 19%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Median household income

$168,920

in the top 2.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Dry extreme heat

82.3 days/year

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST53rd
US95th
Definition & source ›

The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

1.2%

in the bottom 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Cognitive disability

9.6%

in the bottom 3.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

5.0%

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Arsenic in groundwater

1.3%

in the bottom 7.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

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 ›

Humid extreme heat

138.1 days/year

in the top 7.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST59th
US92nd
Definition & 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 ›

Fair or poor health

12.7%

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST3rd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

9.5%

in the bottom 7.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

Self-care disability

2.3%

in the bottom 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, ZIP 78737, one of several in Austin, Texas lands in the top 5.8% healthiest ZIPs nationally (1,835th) and the top 2.8% of Texas (52nd).

continue reading

The signals balance out across the profile, strengths against concerns: household income resides in the top 2.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden registers in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability rests in the bottom 3.6% nationally, and independent living disability stands in the bottom 2.7% nationally. Modeled arsenic lies in the bottom 7.3% nationally, fair or poor health lands in the bottom 5.1% nationally, and mobility disability sits in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Modeled self-care disability is in the bottom 4.5% nationally. Set against that, modeled extreme heat settles in the top 4.7% nationally, and humid heat resides in the top 7.8% nationally.

Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 78739, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare within

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 89%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 93%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 86%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 72%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 91%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Disability

healthier than 96%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 74%

5%

Holding it back

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 12%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 83%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 95%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 97%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 98%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 92%

8%

Disability

healthier than 95%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 67%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 68%

5%

Nothing measured is holding this score back.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 76%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 67%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 87%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 86%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

Disability

healthier than 77%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 82%

5%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 48%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 36%

21%

“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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults23.2%20.8–25.9
High blood pressure among adults31.0%27.9–34.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.8%8.1–9.5
Current asthma among adults9.2%8.3–10.2
Coronary heart disease among adults4.8%4.4–5.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults4.3%3.8–4.9
Depression among adults21.3%18.6–24.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults9.3%8.3–10.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.5%33.0–40.2
Obesity among adults30.3%25.5–35.5
Stroke among adults2.5%2.3–2.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.0%5.0–7.1
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.3%6.4–8.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.5%73.7–79.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.6%73.5–79.5
Cholesterol screening among adults90.9%89.9–91.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.9%62.2–69.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults71.3%68.8–73.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years77.1%71.5–82.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.2%15.6–21.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults8.2%7.0–9.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults16.4%14.0–19.1
Short sleep duration among adults30.4%26.4–34.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults12.7%11.2–14.4
Frequent mental distress among adults13.6%12.1–15.1
Frequent physical distress among adults10.0%8.9–11.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults9.6%8.6–10.8
Any disability among adults21.6%18.9–24.4
Hearing disability among adults5.5%5.0–6.1
Independent living disability among adults5.0%4.5–5.6
Mobility disability among adults9.5%8.3–10.7
Self-care disability among adults2.3%2.1–2.6
Vision disability among adults3.0%2.7–3.3
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate4.6%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36412.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869
Uninsured 18–646.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28622.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862
No HS diploma (25+)1.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881
Bachelor's or higher (25+)66.9%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881
Unemployment rate (16+)5.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865
Households without a vehicle3.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3223.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868
Broadband subscription95.7%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32289.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)24.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32226.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868
Homeownership rate87.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32275.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3223.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868
Foreign-born population7.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5538.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886
Single-parent households45.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861
Population 65+14.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55316.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886
Median age39.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29238.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866
Median household income$168,920$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737
Median home value$765,000$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693
Median gross rent$2,131$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)TX median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.2 yr ± 1.8378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30878.2 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 1.83 years of 82.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

More ZIPs to explore ▾

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