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91731

in El Monte, CaliforniaPopulation 27,620

ZipVitals Score
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46.75/ 100

Ranked #20,460 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 36%)

Ranked #1,247 of 1,719 California ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranked #316 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (bottom 14.9%)

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.

Colon-cancer screening

47.1%

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST5th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

43.8%

in the top 0.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

20.6%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.

Full methodology ›

Loud transportation noise

4.5%

in the top 1.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US98th
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 ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

40.4 per million

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST85th
US98th
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 ›

Subsidized affordable housing

678 units

in the top 2.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST93rd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the top 2.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US97th
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 ›

Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & 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 ›

Fair or poor health

31.6%

in the top 5.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

2.2%

in the top 4.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST67th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, ZIP 91731, one of several in El Monte, California places in the bottom 36% nationally (20,460th) and the bottom 27% of California (1,247th).

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The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: modeled colon screening stands in the bottom 1.2% nationally, and loneliness registers in the top 0.9% nationally. Crowded housing settles in the top 1.2% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise sits in the top 1.7% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk lies in the top 2.1% nationally, expected annual loss rests in the top 2.9% nationally, and fair or poor health resides in the top 5.8% nationally. Modeled fine-particle is in the top 4.3% nationally. On the stronger side, subsidized affordable housing lands in the top 2.9% nationally, and floodplain exposure stands at the national minimum.

Beside the areas that surround it, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 91006, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 84%

21%

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 18%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 2%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 4%

13%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 38%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 84%

8%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 70%

5%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 56%

21%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 24%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 12%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 24%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 32%

5%

Lifting this score

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

About typical

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 18%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 21%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 29%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 13%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 21%

11%

Disability

healthier than 14%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 6%

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

3 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.

  • Above what income predicts

    The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes

    Estimated life expectancy is 81.9 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $62,215 predicts 78.2 years — 3.7 years above.

    Ranked #242 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 1.8 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 84.4 — 83 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #17,381 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

  • Highest-risk tenth

    Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale

    Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.4 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 81.9 ± 1.4 years.

    Ranked #430 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, 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 adults19.1%17.6–20.7
High blood pressure among adults31.7%29.5–33.7
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults4.3%4.0–4.7
Current asthma among adults8.3%7.5–9.2
Coronary heart disease among adults6.2%5.6–6.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.4%4.9–6.1
Depression among adults17.1%15.4–18.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults16.2%14.7–17.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened39.3%37.1–41.5
Obesity among adults26.1%23.4–28.7
Stroke among adults3.7%3.4–4.0
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years13.3%11.0–15.6
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.3%16.0–20.6
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure72.4%70.1–74.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults70.3%67.9–72.6
Cholesterol screening among adults81.5%79.7–83.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years47.1%43.5–50.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults49.4%46.7–51.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years71.2%65.7–76.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults12.7%11.3–14.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults13.3%11.8–14.8
No leisure-time physical activity among adults35.4%32.4–38.3
Short sleep duration among adults38.3%35.3–41.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults31.6%29.3–34.1
Frequent mental distress among adults16.6%15.2–18.1
Frequent physical distress among adults16.5%15.1–18.0
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults18.0%16.3–19.7
Any disability among adults37.0%34.3–39.7
Hearing disability among adults6.6%6.0–7.3
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.4–11.4
Mobility disability among adults18.2%16.7–19.8
Self-care disability among adults5.6%5.1–6.1
Vision disability among adults9.2%8.4–10.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults36.8%34.1–39.7
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults31.1%28.3–34.0
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults26.1%23.5–28.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults22.6%20.5–25.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults13.7%12.3–15.3
Loneliness among adults43.8%41.0–46.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults9.5%8.4–10.8
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate17.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714
Uninsured 18–6418.5%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2867.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704
No HS diploma (25+)32.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5059.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729
Bachelor's or higher (25+)15.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729
Unemployment rate (16+)6.2%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2746.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714
Households without a vehicle14.2%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708
Broadband subscription87.6%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32293.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)47.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32238.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708
Homeownership rate39.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32264.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708
Crowded housing (>1 per room)20.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3224.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708
Foreign-born population46.9%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55318.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730
Single-parent households40.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692
Population 65+17.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730
Median age36.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29240.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712
Median household income$62,215$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584
Median home value$635,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593
Median gross rent$1,669$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,912 ($1,113–$2,923) n=1,461
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)CA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth81.9 yr ± 0.7278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.5 yr (76.7–83.8) n=1,665

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 0.72 years of 81.9, 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