ZIP code
79511
in Coahoma, TexasPopulation 1,811
47.09/ 100
Ranked #20,058 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 37%)
Ranked #764 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 41%)
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.
Crowded housing
28.6%
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Nitrate in drinking water
54.9%
in the top 0.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams 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 ›Fatal road crashes
66.3 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 1.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS98thDefinition & 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 ›Dry extreme heat
85 days/year
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST57thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
2.7%
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
13.9%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
1.5%
in the top 7.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Uninsured (under 65)
17.2%
in the top 7.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST55thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
3.3%
in the bottom 10.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS11thDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Median household income
$117,578
in the top 10.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS90thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›The read
By its overall health score, Coahoma, Texas (ZIP 79511) lands in the bottom 37% nationally (20,058th) and the top 41% of Texas (764th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
The burdens that read clearest in the data come first: crowded housing lands in the top 0.6% nationally, and modeled nitrate registers in the top 0.8% nationally. Fatal road crashes sits in the top 1.7% nationally, and modeled extreme heat rests in the top 4.3% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise is in the top 4.5% nationally, modeled transportation noise stands in the top 5.0% nationally, and slow internet speeds settles in the top 7.5% nationally. Modeled uninsured lies in the top 7.4% nationally. Better still, households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Housing-cost burden lands in the bottom 10.4% nationally.
Weighed against the ZIPs nearby, crowded housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To translate a couple of terms, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, 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. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Overall, the nearest healthier neighbor is ZIP 79738, 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.
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 73%
21%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 48%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 37%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 12%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 35%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 63%
21%
Disability
healthier than 62%
7%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 42%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 30%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 31%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 39%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 10%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 22%
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
79512
Texasshares a border
Score 41.93
Closest healthier
79738
Texasshares a border
Score 53.07
Similar health profile
76666
Texas99% similar profile
Score 46.65
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 | 24.7% | 21.8–27.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.3% | 30.5–38.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.6% | 6.9–8.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.9% | 8.8–11.1 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.7% | 5.8–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 23.3% | 20.0–27.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 12.1% | 10.6–13.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 36.8% | 32.7–41.1 |
| Obesity among adults | 35.1% | 27.4–43.6 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.6 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.7% | 8.1–11.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 17.2% | 14.3–20.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.4% | 72.5–78.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.7% | 69.7–77.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.4% | 83.3–87.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.6% | 54.6–64.7 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.6% | 50.0–57.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.0% | 64.9–80.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.9% | 14.9–21.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.0% | 11.6–16.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.5% | 23.0–32.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 37.0% | 30.2–44.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.3% | 18.2–24.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.5% | 15.5–19.7 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.1% | 12.3–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.3–17.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 32.4% | 28.0–36.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.1–9.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 14.7% | 12.7–16.8 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.9% | 3.4–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 4.7–6.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 3.3% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 4.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 26.3% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.3% | 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 | 94.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 10.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 28.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 39.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 15.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 25.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $117,578 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $264,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,152 | $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 | 76.8 yr ± 2.07 | 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 2.07 years of 76.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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