ZIP code
80642
in Hudson, ColoradoPopulation 4,466
50.45/ 100
Ranked #15,630 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 49%)
Ranked #354 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #19 of 34 Greeley, CO ZIPs (bottom 44%)
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
16.2%
in the top 1.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Fatal road crashes
47 per 100,000 residents per year
in the top 4.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS95thDefinition & 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 ›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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
39.5 per million
in the top 7.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS93rdDefinition & 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 ›Home broadband subscription
97.9%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST87thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance
1.2%
in the top 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
1.3%
in the top 13.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS86thDefinition & 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
6.1%
in the top 18% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS82ndDefinition & 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 ›The read
Overall, Hudson, Colorado (ZIP 80642) places in the top 49% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,630th) and the bottom 29% of Colorado (354th).
The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: home broadband subscription lands in the top 7.7% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure stands in the bottom 14.3% nationally. Pulling the other way, crowded housing registers in the top 1.9% nationally, and fatal road crashes settles in the top 4.7% nationally. Modeled tree cover sits at the national minimum, air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 7.1% nationally, and fine-particle rests in the top 7.8% nationally. Modeled loud transportation noise resides in the top 13.6% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is at the national minimum, shared with about 31% of ZIPs. Distance to an emergency room lands in the top 16% nationally.
For readers new to these terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 80102, 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 Greeley, 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 74%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 63%
11%
Disability
healthier than 63%
7%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 51%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 52%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 8%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 29%
5%
Nothing measured is lifting this score.
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 27%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 12%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 35%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Preventive Care
healthier than 61%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 64%
8%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 42%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 36%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 33%
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 ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists 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 8.2 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 74.4 — 66 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,040 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
80022
Coloradoshares a border
Score 49.21
Closest healthier
80102
Coloradoshares a border
Score 54.97
Similar health profile
80221
Colorado95% similar profile
Score 52.13
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 | 24.8% | 22.8–26.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 30.9% | 28.5–33.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.2% | 7.6–8.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.3% | 10.3–12.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.9% | 5.3–6.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.3 |
| Depression among adults | 22.3% | 20.2–24.7 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 33.9% | 31.5–36.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.3% | 30.7–38.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.9% | 10.0–14.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.8% | 11.3–14.6 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 71.1% | 68.3–73.7 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.2% | 67.4–72.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 84.8% | 83.1–86.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 61.1% | 57.7–64.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.2% | 58.5–63.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.9% | 65.6–75.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.8% | 15.8–20.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.2% | 12.6–16.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.6% | 19.2–24.4 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.7% | 30.4–37.0 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 18.1% | 16.2–20.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.9–19.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.9% | 12.6–15.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.8% | 14.4–17.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.0% | 28.3–34.0 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.0% | 6.3–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 7.7% | 7.0–8.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.4% | 11.0–13.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.6% | 3.3–3.9 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.3 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 19.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 17.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 2.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.5% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 97.9% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 88.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 16.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 13.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 50.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 8.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 38.4 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $105,225 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $620,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,218 | $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 | 78.5 yr ± 0.92 | 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 0.92 years of 78.5, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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