ZIP code
79734
in Fort Davis, TexasPopulation 1,779
45.27/ 100
Ranked #22,122 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 31%)
Ranked #940 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 50%)
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.
Mental-health provider access
0.55 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of mental-health clinics located 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 ›Distance to a nursing home
35.8 mi
in the top 1.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
20.3%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.6%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Walkability
0.97 intersections/sq mi
in the bottom 2.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
46.9%
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
50.6 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Slow internet speeds
2.9%
in the top 4.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›The read
By the composite health measure, Fort Davis, Texas (ZIP 79734) ranks in the bottom 31% nationally (22,122nd) and the bottom 50% of Texas (940th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
On the ground, a handful of readings define this area: distance to a nursing home rests in the top 1.1% nationally, and modeled diabetes stands in the top 3.4% nationally. Modeled coronary heart disease lies in the top 2.6% nationally, and walkability lands in the bottom 2.6% nationally. Modeled high cholesterol sits in the top 1.6% nationally, fatal road crashes is in the top 3.7% nationally, and slow internet speeds settles in the top 4.0% nationally. On the better side, mental-health providers resides in the top 0.8% nationally, modeled industrial-pollution burden registers in the bottom 1.9% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk rests in the bottom 2.8% nationally.
Read against the ZIPs closest to it, mental-health providers runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. To spell things out, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Close by, ZIP 79830, 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
in the top 0.6%
14%
Mental Health
healthier than 72%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 95%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 54%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 49%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 57%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.08%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 89%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 79%
8%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
in the top 0.00%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 52%
16%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 1%
21%
Disability
healthier than 13%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
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
79718
Texasshares a border
Score 31.97
Closest healthier
79830
Texasshares a border
Score 56.56
Similar health profile
87046
New Mexico95% similar profile
Score 44.82
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 | 37.9% | 33.5–42.1 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 48.9% | 43.7–53.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.0% | 10.8–13.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.1% | 8.8–11.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.6% | 10.2–13.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.6% | 9.7–13.6 |
| Depression among adults | 22.0% | 18.4–25.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 20.3% | 17.5–23.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 46.9% | 41.7–51.8 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.4% | 29.3–47.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.8% | 5.1–6.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.7% | 12.1–17.8 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 15.7% | 13.0–18.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 84.7% | 81.8–87.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 81.1% | 77.6–84.0 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 90.4% | 88.9–91.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 65.5% | 60.2–70.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 52.4% | 48.7–56.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.4% | 65.0–80.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.2% | 9.8–14.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 15.2% | 12.4–18.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 32.9% | 27.2–38.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.0% | 29.1–43.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 28.0% | 23.8–32.2 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.0% | 12.9–17.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.1% | 15.6–20.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.4% | 12.3–16.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 39.7% | 34.1–44.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 11.9% | 10.4–13.4 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.4% | 8.8–11.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 23.6% | 20.0–27.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.3% | 5.5–7.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.0–9.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 24.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 25.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 6.9% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 36.2% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 2.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 86.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 13.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 87.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.1% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 9.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 54.6% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 30.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 55.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $65,227 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | $241,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $1,241 | $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 | 82.2 yr ± 1.36 | 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 1.36 years of 82.2, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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