ZIP code
79755
in Midkiff, TexasPopulation 67
44.02/ 100
Ranked #23,395 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 27%)
Ranked #1,089 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (bottom 42%)
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)
22%
in the top 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST74thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
5.2%
in the bottom 1.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & 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 ›Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
3.4%
in the top 3.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
33.3%
in the bottom 3.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST5thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Dry extreme heat
86.6 days/year
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST61stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year with a modeled daily high of at least 95 °F.
Full methodology ›Distance to a community health center
22.1 mi
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
26.9%
in the top 9.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS91stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
in the bottom 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST12thUS10thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›The read
Midkiff, Texas (ZIP 79755), overall, ranks in the bottom 27% nationally (23,395th) and the bottom 42% of Texas (1,089th), based on limited data; treat as directional.
Reading across the data, the real pressures come first: modeled uninsured resides in the top 3.4% nationally, slow internet speeds settles in the top 3.5% nationally, and homeownership is in the bottom 3.8% nationally. Modeled extreme heat sits in the top 3.9% nationally, and distance to a community health center lands in the top 7.1% nationally. More encouragingly, modeled pfas lies in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and housing-cost burden stands at the national minimum. Home broadband subscription rests at the national maximum. Unemployment registers at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle resides at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs.
Measured against the nearby ZIPs, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Extreme heat is a modeled count of days a year reaching a dangerously high temperature, a leading weather hazard. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. ZIP 76932, just across the boundary, comes out 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
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 58%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 8%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Disability
healthier than 39%
7%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 6%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 56%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 57%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Disability
healthier than 48%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 23%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 29%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Climate / Disaster RiskPartial
healthier than 11%
5%
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
76932
Texasshares a border
Score 47.80
Closest healthier
79706
Texasshares a border
Score 51.35
Similar health profile
78162
Texas98% similar profile
Score 46.11
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 | 24.3% | 22.4–26.2 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 35.7% | 33.3–38.2 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–6.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 9.0–10.6 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.3% | 5.6–7.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 7.0% | 5.9–8.5 |
| Depression among adults | 21.8% | 19.8–23.9 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.3% | 12.9–15.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.3% | 34.8–39.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 39.9% | 35.5–44.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.4% | 3.0–3.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.4% | 10.2–12.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 22.0% | 18.4–25.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 74.0% | 71.8–76.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.3% | 69.9–74.8 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 85.1% | 83.2–86.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.9% | 59.1–64.5 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 48.1% | 46.0–50.2 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 73.0% | 68.0–77.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 16.1–19.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.3% | 13.7–19.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 26.7–34.6 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 41.0% | 37.5–44.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.4% | 22.1–28.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.6% | 16.0–19.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 15.7% | 13.9–17.4 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.5% | 14.5–18.6 |
| Any disability among adults | 34.1% | 30.3–37.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.2–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 7.6–10.0 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.1% | 13.9–18.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.1–5.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.8–7.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 26.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 26.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 54.3% | 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 | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 33.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 0.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 37.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 78.9 yr ± 1.00 | 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 1.00 years of 78.9, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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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