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87831

in San Acacia, New MexicoPopulation 423

ZipVitals Score
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44.86/ 100

Ranked #22,569 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 30%)

Ranked #195 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 42%)

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.

Energy-cost burden

7.8%

in the top 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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 ›

Housing-cost burden

84.8%

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.

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Poverty rate

73%

in the top 0.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Mammography

64.4%

in the bottom 2.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST24th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

33.2 mi

in the top 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST84th
US98th
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$12,397

in the bottom 0.08% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & 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

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & 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 ›

The read

Overall, San Acacia, New Mexico (ZIP 87831) places in the bottom 30% nationally (22,569th) and the bottom 42% of New Mexico (195th).

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The measures that matter most for this area lead the way: modeled energy burden stands in the top 0.8% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the top 0.5% nationally. Poverty settles in the top 0.6% nationally, and modeled mammography sits in the bottom 2.4% nationally. Household income lies in the bottom 0.08% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden rests in the bottom 0.7% nationally, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility resides in the top 1.6% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss is in the bottom 2.7% nationally. Home broadband subscription lands at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. 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. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 87801, 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.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 82%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 68%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 28%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 2%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Disability

healthier than 20%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 14%

5%

Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 63%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 80%

8%

About typical

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 58%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 58%

13%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 32%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 25%

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.

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 adults31.5%27.5–35.4
High blood pressure among adults40.9%36.1–45.6
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.9%8.9–11.0
Current asthma among adults9.3%8.1–10.5
Coronary heart disease among adults9.9%8.7–11.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.1%7.5–10.9
Depression among adults20.3%16.9–23.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults15.8%13.5–18.3
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.1%34.3–44.0
Obesity among adults35.4%27.6–43.8
Stroke among adults5.0%4.4–5.6
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years20.6%16.9–24.7
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years15.0%12.1–18.0
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.0%74.3–81.2
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.5%68.2–76.5
Cholesterol screening among adults87.5%85.7–89.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years60.0%54.2–65.7
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.7%53.8–61.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.4%55.5–73.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.1%9.7–14.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%12.1–18.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.2%23.9–34.5
Short sleep duration among adults30.2%24.3–36.8
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults26.5%22.6–30.9
Frequent mental distress among adults14.5%12.5–16.5
Frequent physical distress among adults17.8%15.4–20.5
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.6%12.3–17.0
Any disability among adults36.4%31.4–41.8
Hearing disability among adults10.9%9.5–12.4
Independent living disability among adults9.6%8.2–11.2
Mobility disability among adults19.7%16.6–23.0
Self-care disability among adults5.6%4.9–6.5
Vision disability among adults7.6%6.7–8.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults23.8%19.9–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.4%15.2–21.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults15.4%12.5–18.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%11.6–16.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults8.9%7.5–10.3
Loneliness among adults30.8%25.5–36.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.4%8.0–11.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate73.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)5.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.2% (0.0–28.5%) n=350
Bachelor's or higher (25+)0.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50519.3% (0.0–51.7%) n=350
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–15.2%) n=339
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)84.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate75.9%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32283.2% (59.9–100.0%) n=347
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.4% (0.0–11.2%) n=347
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.9% (0.0–15.7%) n=352
Single-parent households100.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08755.0% (28.8–100.0%) n=339
Population 65+37.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age63.7 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income$12,397$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$160,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$185,100 ($77,100–$382,920) n=255
Median gross rent—$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 birth79.0 yr ± 1.7078.9 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 1.70 years of 79.0, 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