ZIP code
79411
in Lubbock, TexasPopulation 6,865
38.12/ 100
Ranked #27,941 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 12.9%)
Ranked #1,597 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 14.6%)
Ranked #32 of 36 Lubbock, TX ZIPs (bottom 11.2%)
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)
28.3%
in the top 1.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
52.5%
in the bottom 3.1% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST10thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
51.5%
in the top 2.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
27.5%
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Transit access
6.6 per 1,000 residents
in the top 2.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
170 intersections/sq mi
in the top 3.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Vision disability
9.4%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
20.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
6.7%
in the top 5.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS94thDefinition & 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 ›The read
ZIP 79411, one of several in Lubbock, Texas, on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 12.9% nationally (27,941st) and the bottom 14.6% of Texas (1,597th).
The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: modeled uninsured rests in the top 1.5% nationally, modeled colon screening sits in the bottom 3.1% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the top 2.7% nationally. Homeownership lands in the bottom 2.8% nationally, modeled vision disability resides in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled tree cover lies at the national minimum. Modeled cognitive disability settles in the top 6.3% nationally, and outer-floodplain exposure stands in the top 5.7% nationally. More positively, transit is in the top 2.9% nationally, and walkability rests in the top 3.7% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, 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 neighbor overall sits at ZIP 79401, 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 Lubbock, 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 68%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 80%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 74%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 7%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 1%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 7%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 22%
8%
Disability
healthier than 15%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 14%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 68%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 56%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 2%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 4%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 9%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 77%
14%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
in the bottom 0.00%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 8%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 8%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 8%
8%
Disability
healthier than 31%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 31%
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
79401
Texasshares a border
Score 45.21
Closest healthier
79404
Texasshares a border
Score 39.41
Similar health profile
89110
Nevada99% similar profile
Score 34.87
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 | 20.4% | 17.9–23.0 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.7% | 28.9–36.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.6% | 4.1–5.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.9–11.3 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.2% | 6.4–8.0 |
| Depression among adults | 22.9% | 19.5–26.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.7% | 12.9–16.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 34.2% | 30.3–38.2 |
| Obesity among adults | 41.1% | 33.7–48.7 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.5% | 3.2–3.8 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 23.3% | 19.6–27.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 28.3% | 24.7–32.1 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.6% | 67.6–73.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.6% | 65.1–73.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 77.8% | 75.0–80.2 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 52.5% | 48.0–56.9 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 40.4% | 37.2–43.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 69.0% | 61.8–75.3 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.2% | 14.2–20.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 17.1% | 14.7–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 36.8% | 31.7–42.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 39.9% | 35.5–44.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 30.3% | 26.7–33.8 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 20.4% | 18.0–22.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.6–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 20.9% | 18.5–23.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.8% | 34.1–43.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.2–7.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.8% | 10.4–13.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 17.2% | 15.1–19.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 9.4% | 8.5–10.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 24.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 35.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 23.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 21.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 12.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 84.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 51.5% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 27.5% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 7.7% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 36.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 6.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 29.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $47,634 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $133,900 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,010 | $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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