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87102

in Albuquerque, New MexicoPopulation 20,123

ZipVitals Score
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46.16/ 100

Ranked #21,167 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 34%)

Ranked #175 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 48%)

Ranked #31 of 51 Albuquerque, NM ZIPs (bottom 39%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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.

Transit access

11 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of public-transit stops inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Outpatient-care access

0.97 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.29 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

54.2%

in the bottom 4.3% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST26th
US4th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

Physician access

3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 3.5% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of physicians’ offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Civic-institution access

1 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

35.4%

in the bottom 4.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST2nd
US4th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.

Full methodology ›

Uninsured (under 65)

18.7%

in the top 5.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST74th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 18–64 with no current health-insurance coverage.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

2.7%

in the top 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & 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 ›

The read

ZIP 87102, one of several in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the composite measure, lands in the bottom 34% nationally (21,167th) and the bottom 48% of New Mexico (175th).

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The main burdens in the data show plainly and lead the picture: distance to a Superfund site is at the national minimum, modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 4.3% nationally, and homeownership sits in the bottom 4.2% nationally. Modeled uninsured registers in the top 5.7% nationally, and loud transportation noise lands in the top 4.7% nationally. More positively, transit resides in the top 1.1% nationally, and outpatient lies in the top 2.0% nationally. Mental-health providers settles in the top 2.2% nationally, and physicians stands in the top 3.5% nationally. Civic is in the top 4.0% nationally.

Set against the neighboring ZIPs, walkability runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 87104, 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 Albuquerque, NM metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 75%

21%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 71%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 66%

5%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 34%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 25%

8%

Disability

healthier than 25%

7%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 83%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 47%

11%

Disability

healthier than 56%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 4%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 20%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 20%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 74%

21%

Healthcare Access

in the top 0.00%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 40%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 35%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 23%

8%

Disability

healthier than 33%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 35%

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

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.

  • Below its nearby ZIPs

    The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors

    Estimated life expectancy is 75.8 ± 1.4 years. The 48 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.1 years — 3.3 years below them.

    Ranked #2,568 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 21.7; chronic-disease standing 74.9 — 53 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,717 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.

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
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults22.8%20.3–25.2
High blood pressure among adults33.0%29.8–36.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults5.5%5.0–6.1
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.9–11.4
Coronary heart disease among adults6.5%5.9–7.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.0%5.3–6.7
Depression among adults25.8%22.5–29.2
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%11.2–14.4
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.0%30.7–37.2
Obesity among adults36.2%31.3–41.1
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.3%13.6–19.3
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.7%16.3–21.1
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure67.7%64.4–70.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults64.8%60.8–68.5
Cholesterol screening among adults79.9%77.5–82.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years54.2%49.9–58.5
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults54.5%51.3–57.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years68.9%62.2–75.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.1%11.7–16.5
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.6%12.6–16.5
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.4%23.8–31.0
Short sleep duration among adults32.9%29.0–37.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.9%24.2–29.7
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%15.9–20.0
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%14.3–17.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.5%15.6–19.6
Any disability among adults34.7%31.1–38.3
Hearing disability among adults7.5%6.7–8.4
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.3–11.5
Mobility disability among adults15.2%13.5–16.9
Self-care disability among adults5.3%4.9–5.8
Vision disability among adults8.5%7.8–9.2
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.2%22.0–28.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults26.8%23.9–29.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults22.8%20.1–25.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults20.9%18.5–23.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults14.0%12.5–15.6
Loneliness among adults35.9%31.9–39.9
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults14.4%12.6–16.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate26.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–6414.1%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)13.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)37.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)6.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle18.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription81.8%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)45.2%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate35.4%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.3%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population12.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households56.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+13.6%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age36.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$42,990$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$197,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent$928$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$917 ($549–$1,408) n=173
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth75.8 yr ± 0.7078.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.5 yr (76.1–83.2) n=357

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 0.70 years of 75.8, 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