ZIP code
81024
in Boncarbo, ColoradoPopulation 149
43.80/ 100
Ranked #23,609 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 26%)
Ranked #471 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (bottom 6.2%)
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.
Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
62.3 mi
in the top 0.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
74.1%
in the top 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Mammography
63.8%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
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 ›Air-toxics cancer risk
10 per million
in the bottom 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST17thUS3rdDefinition & 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 ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
12.1%
in the top 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.1%
in the top 3.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
2.8%
in the top 4.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›The read
Boncarbo, Colorado (ZIP 81024), by its composite score, sits in the bottom 26% nationally (23,609th) and the bottom 6.2% of Colorado (471st).
The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: housing-cost burden sits in the top 0.7% nationally, and modeled mammography lies in the bottom 2.0% nationally. Modeled hearing disability rests in the top 4.2% nationally, and coronary heart disease resides in the top 3.9% nationally. Slow internet speeds is in the top 4.1% nationally. On the better side, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility lands in the top 0.6% nationally, homeownership stands at the national maximum, and home broadband subscription registers at the national maximum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the bottom 2.8% nationally, and floodplain exposure sits at the national minimum.
Next to the surrounding area, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For anyone unfamiliar, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 81082, 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
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.3%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 61%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 10%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 9%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 17%
13%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 28%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
in the top 0.3%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 75%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
in the bottom 0.3%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 4%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 37%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 27%
11%
Disability
in the bottom 0.8%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 39%
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
81020
Coloradoshares a border
Score 41.07
Closest healthier
81082
Coloradoshares a border
Score 50.01
Similar health profile
87036
New Mexico98% similar profile
Score 42.72
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 | 37.7% | 33.7–41.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.0% | 37.4–46.9 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 12.1% | 10.8–13.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.4% | 10.1–12.8 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.1% | 9.8–12.4 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 11.5% | 9.7–13.4 |
| Depression among adults | 22.7% | 19.2–26.4 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 16.3% | 14.0–18.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.9% | 36.0–45.9 |
| Obesity among adults | 33.8% | 26.0–42.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 5.7% | 5.0–6.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 19.2% | 15.7–23.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 13.5% | 10.9–16.4 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 79.2% | 75.8–82.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.0% | 72.0–79.7 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 88.2% | 86.4–89.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.6% | 56.6–68.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 56.2% | 52.3–60.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 63.8% | 53.9–72.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 12.8% | 10.3–15.5 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 16.4% | 13.4–19.5 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 27.8% | 22.9–33.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.3% | 25.8–39.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 25.9% | 22.0–30.0 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.8% | 13.8–17.9 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.2–21.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.1–18.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 40.3% | 35.2–45.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 12.1% | 10.7–13.6 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.5% | 9.0–12.2 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.6% | 18.4–24.9 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.1% | 5.3–7.1 |
| Vision disability among adults | 7.8% | 6.8–8.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 33.3% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 4.1% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 9.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 74.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 100.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 35.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 20.8% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 44.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $31,292 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $237,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | — | $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 | 79.0 yr ± 1.62 | 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 1.62 years of 79.0, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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