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87832

in San Antonio, New MexicoPopulation 265

ZipVitals Score
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37.49/ 100

Ranked #28,291 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 11.8%)

Ranked #274 of 337 New Mexico ZIPs (bottom 19%)

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

7.5%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
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 ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
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 ›

Home broadband subscription

39.9%

in the bottom 0.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

41 mi

in the top 1.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US99th
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 ›

Mammography

64%

in the bottom 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST22nd
US2nd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Walkability

0.78 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 1.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST7th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Households without a vehicle

35.3%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

Homeownership rate

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

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

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 ›

Lithium in drinking water

92 µg/L

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST86th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The average detected level of lithium — a natural trace metal with no federal drinking-water limit yet — across the public water systems serving this ZIP, in micrograms per liter.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

The read

San Antonio, New Mexico (ZIP 87832), overall, ranks in the bottom 11.8% nationally (28,291st) and the bottom 19% of New Mexico (274th).

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Several serious readings shape the profile and deserve first mention: modeled energy burden registers in the top 0.9% nationally, home broadband subscription resides in the bottom 0.9% nationally, and modeled mammography settles in the bottom 2.1% nationally. Walkability is in the bottom 1.8% nationally, households without a vehicle sits in the top 1.9% nationally, and lithium in drinking water lands in the top 2.9% nationally. On the better side, modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the bottom 0.8% nationally, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility stands in the top 1.1% nationally. Homeownership rests at the national maximum, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the bottom 2.8% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, households without a vehicle runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, 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. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. ZIP 87036, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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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Lifting this score

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 71%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 60%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 57%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 16%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

in the bottom 1.0%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 33%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 7%

13%

Disability

healthier than 7%

7%

Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 43%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 48%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 21%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 11%

14%

Disability

healthier than 26%

7%

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 ›

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 adults32.2%28.2–35.8
High blood pressure among adults42.3%37.6–46.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.1%8.1–10.0
Current asthma among adults10.1%8.8–11.5
Coronary heart disease among adults10.8%9.6–11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.5%9.2–11.9
Depression among adults22.0%18.4–25.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults18.1%15.6–20.5
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.5%34.6–44.1
Obesity among adults37.1%29.0–45.2
Stroke among adults5.6%5.1–6.1
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.5%18.7–27.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years16.8%14.3–19.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.5%75.1–81.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults72.1%67.7–76.1
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.6–86.6
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.0%51.4–62.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults52.3%48.3–56.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years64.0%55.1–72.4
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults11.4%9.1–13.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults17.5%14.9–20.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults33.0%27.8–38.2
Short sleep duration among adults31.4%25.5–37.9
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults30.8%27.1–34.5
Frequent mental distress among adults16.5%14.4–18.5
Frequent physical distress among adults19.5%17.2–21.9
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.2%15.1–19.5
Any disability among adults40.5%35.5–45.3
Hearing disability among adults11.6%10.3–12.9
Independent living disability among adults11.5%10.2–12.9
Mobility disability among adults22.3%19.5–25.2
Self-care disability among adults6.7%6.0–7.4
Vision disability among adults9.5%8.6–10.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.0%21.2–29.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults23.9%20.6–27.2
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults21.7%18.7–24.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults16.5%14.2–18.8
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.6%10.1–13.0
Loneliness among adults32.6%27.5–38.0
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults11.8%10.3–13.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NM median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate34.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36415.0% (0.0–39.0%) n=347
Uninsured 18–64100.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28612.5% (0.0–35.5%) n=339
No HS diploma (25+)24.8%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 vehicle35.3%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.3% (0.0–12.4%) n=347
Broadband subscription39.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32283.1% (53.2–100.0%) n=347
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)13.3%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.6% (0.0–41.4%) n=347
Homeownership rate100.0%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+84.2%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.8% (7.9–55.9%) n=352
Median age71.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29245.0 yr (31.2–67.3) n=339
Median household income—$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$55,329 ($33,023–$90,174) n=265
Median home value$165,800$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 ± 1.3878.9 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 1.38 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