ZIP code
80031
in Westminster, ColoradoPopulation 35,584
60.16/ 100
Ranked #4,746 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 14.9%)
Ranked #150 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 30%)
Ranked #72 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 43%)
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.
Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS97thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
40 per million
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS96thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Subsidized affordable housing
439 units
in the top 5.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS95thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Walkability
130 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST92ndUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
28.3%
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST34thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS91stDefinition & source ›
FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 10.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST96thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›Energy-cost burden
1.7%
in the bottom 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS8thDefinition & 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 ›High cholesterol
33%
in the bottom 9.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST38thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›The read
On balance, and by the composite measure, ZIP 80031, one of several in Westminster, Colorado ranks in the top 14.9% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,746th) and the top 30% of Colorado (150th).
Taken together, the profile's clearest strengths surface right away: subsidized affordable housing registers in the top 5.3% nationally, and walkability sits in the top 6.5% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure rests in the bottom 6.7% nationally, and energy burden is in the bottom 7.7% nationally. Grocery stands in the top 10.4% nationally. Against that, modeled disaster risk settles in the top 2.6% nationally, air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 4.5% nationally, and tree cover resides at the national minimum. Modeled expected annual loss lands in the top 9.5% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden registers in the top 10.3% nationally.
Compared with the ZIPs it borders, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plainer terms, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 80020, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 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 87%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 91%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 87%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 75%
8%
Disability
healthier than 82%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 81%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 85%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 15%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 19%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 85%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 77%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 82%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 54%
11%
Disability
healthier than 59%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 21%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 40%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 68%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 70%
8%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 70%
5%
About typical
Risk Behavior
healthier than 51%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 40%
21%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 37%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 39%
13%
Disability
healthier than 37%
7%
“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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 15.3; chronic-disease standing 87.3 — 72 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,570 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 80.5 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
80003
Coloradoshares a border
Score 56.21
Closest healthier
80020
Coloradoshares a border
Score 63.22
Similar health profile
80232
Colorado99% similar profile
Score 59.09
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 | 22.5% | 20.5–24.7 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 28.3% | 25.8–31.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.2% | 7.5–8.9 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.0% | 9.9–12.2 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.8 |
| Depression among adults | 20.7% | 18.5–23.3 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.3 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.0% | 30.2–36.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 29.7% | 26.0–33.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.7% | 2.5–3.0 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 8.3% | 6.8–10.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.2% | 10.8–13.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.5% | 67.5–73.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.8% | 69.9–75.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.1% | 84.6–87.6 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.4% | 60.6–68.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 65.7% | 62.9–68.3 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.5% | 64.3–76.1 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 16.7% | 14.6–19.1 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–13.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.1% | 16.8–21.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.6% | 27.3–34.1 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.8% | 14.2–17.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.6% | 14.1–17.2 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.6% | 10.4–12.8 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.4% | 12.2–14.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.1% | 24.5–30.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.4% | 5.8–7.2 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.6% | 6.0–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 10.6% | 9.4–11.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.9% | 2.7–3.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.9–4.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 7.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 11.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.2% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 45.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 94.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 29.8% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 69.7% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 10.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 58.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 17.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 39.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $107,422 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $535,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,994 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.5 yr ± 0.74 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 yr (76.8–83.2) n=466 |
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 0.74 years of 80.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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