ZIP code
85924
in Concho, ArizonaPopulation 2,269
44.76/ 100
Ranked #22,668 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 29%)
Ranked #265 of 394 Arizona ZIPs (bottom 33%)
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.
Hearing disability
13.0%
in the top 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Stroke
6.3%
in the top 2.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
10.1%
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST5thUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
11.6%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
14.3%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
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 ›Humid extreme heat
5.4 days/year
in the bottom 3.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Self-care disability
6.9%
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST84thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
5.6%
in the top 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST98thUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Loneliness
27.5%
in the bottom 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST15thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›The read
Concho, Arizona (ZIP 85924), in overall standing, comes out in the bottom 29% nationally (22,668th) and the bottom 33% of Arizona (265th).
The profile carries real weight, and several readings make that plain: modeled hearing disability sits in the top 2.0% nationally, stroke stands in the top 2.8% nationally, and coronary heart disease resides in the top 2.6% nationally. Crowded housing sits in the top 2.4% nationally, modeled self-care disability stands in the top 6.3% nationally, and modeled energy burden resides in the top 4.3% nationally. Better still, modeled binge drinking sits in the bottom 1.4% nationally, and air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 3.4% nationally, and loneliness sits in the bottom 5.0% nationally.
Set within its surrounding area, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, for reference, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Humid heat is a modeled heat-stress measure combining temperature, humidity, sun, and wind to gauge heat on the body outdoors. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The closest healthier ZIP overall is ZIP 85901, 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 89%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 87%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 87%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 6%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 5%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Disability
healthier than 9%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 9%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 94%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 67%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 73%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 13%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 15%
16%
Disability
healthier than 20%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 20%
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.
Clean environment, heavy chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 99.7 (top 1%); chronic-disease standing 6.1 (bottom 10%) — 94 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #46 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
85901
Arizonashares a border
Score 53.96
Closest healthier
85912
Arizonashares a border
Score 50.32
Similar health profile
87743
New Mexico98% similar profile
Score 45.00
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 | 36.2% | 32.9–39.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 42.1% | 38.6–45.7 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 13.4% | 12.2–14.7 |
| Current asthma among adults | 11.5% | 10.2–12.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 11.6% | 10.1–13.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 13.7% | 11.1–16.7 |
| Depression among adults | 18.8% | 16.4–21.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 17.1% | 14.8–19.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 42.7% | 39.2–46.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.3% | 27.0–36.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 6.3% | 5.4–7.2 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 20.9% | 17.8–24.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 11.0% | 8.5–13.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 83.2% | 80.6–85.5 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 78.3% | 75.5–80.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.8% | 86.1–89.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.3% | 57.8–66.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 57.3% | 54.1–60.7 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 67.2% | 60.0–73.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 10.1% | 8.5–11.9 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 14.6% | 11.6–18.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 24.9% | 20.7–29.5 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 32.9% | 28.6–37.7 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.1% | 22.0–30.6 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 14.8% | 12.9–16.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 18.4% | 15.8–21.2 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.9% | 12.7–17.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.3% | 33.5–43.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 13.0% | 11.4–14.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 10.7% | 9.0–12.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 21.3% | 17.8–25.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 6.9% | 5.7–8.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 8.4% | 7.1–10.0 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 25.6% | 22.3–28.9 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.5% | 13.2–20.3 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.4% | 12.0–19.2 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 10.8% | 9.1–12.7 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.0% | 7.6–10.5 |
| Loneliness among adults | 27.5% | 24.2–30.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.3–10.0 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 32.1% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.8% (4.6–36.9%) n=396 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.0% (5.0–32.9%) n=394 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 16.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.3% (2.0–25.9%) n=397 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 24.0% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.8% (6.0–53.1%) n=397 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 1.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–14.3%) n=395 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–14.3%) n=394 |
| Broadband subscription | 71.2% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (57.1–97.2%) n=394 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 24.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 25.5% (8.5–37.5%) n=394 |
| Homeownership rate | 91.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 76.3% (44.6–92.8%) n=394 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 14.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–15.7%) n=394 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.2% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 7.6% (0.0–20.4%) n=397 |
| Single-parent households | 52.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 51.4% (30.6–79.7%) n=388 |
| Population 65+ | 31.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.0% (8.0–46.8%) n=397 |
| Median age | 58.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.9 yr (30.0–62.5) n=394 |
| Median household income | $27,058 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,137 ($39,000–$114,111) n=371 |
| Median home value | $82,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $326,300 ($73,560–$591,760) n=363 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,303 ($683–$2,093) n=323 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | AZ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.1 yr ± 0.86 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.5 yr (75.1–82.8) n=354 |
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 0.86 years of 76.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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