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ZIP code

96730

in Kaaawa, HawaiiPopulation 1,478

59.59/ 100

Ranked #5,160 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)

Ranked #33 of 92 Hawaii ZIPs (top 36%)

Ranked #20 of 33 Urban Honolulu, HI ZIPs (bottom 39%)

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

Broad coverage across 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

19 per 1,000 residents

in the top 0.4% 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 ›

Short sleep

46.2%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST71st
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

52.4%

in the top 2.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US98th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

10 per million

in the bottom 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST26th
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 ›

Binge drinking

20.7%

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US96th
Definition & 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 ›

Median household income

$126,563

in the top 7.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST91st
US92nd
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 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST12th
US8th
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 ›

Crowded housing

6.5%

in the top 9.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
US91st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility

13 mi

in the top 9.9% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US90th
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 ›

Tooth loss

6.2%

in the bottom 5.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST9th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

Full methodology ›

The read

Overall, Kaaawa, Hawaii (ZIP 96730) places in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,160th) and the top 36% of Hawaii (33rd), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: transit lands in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the bottom 2.8% nationally. Household income registers in the top 7.8% nationally, and modeled expected annual loss settles in the bottom 8.0% nationally. Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility sits in the top 9.9% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled short sleep lies in the top 1.9% nationally, housing-cost burden rests in the top 2.4% nationally, and modeled binge drinking resides in the top 3.9% nationally. Crowded housing is in the top 9.5% nationally. Fiber broadband lands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs.

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. 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. Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 96744, 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

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 77%

22%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 65%

17%

Environmental HazardPartial

in the top 0.9%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 84%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 83%

9%

Disability

healthier than 73%

8%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 23%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 29%

6%

No data: Climate / Disaster Risk — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

“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 adults25.5%23.0–27.8
High blood pressure among adults32.0%29.1–34.8
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.2%7.5–8.9
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.3–12.6
Coronary heart disease among adults6.0%5.3–6.6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults5.4%4.6–6.2
Depression among adults19.0%16.5–21.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.0%9.7–12.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened35.3%32.1–38.4
Obesity among adults30.9%26.2–35.8
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years6.2%5.1–7.5
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years4.2%3.4–5.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure76.5%73.8–78.9
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.7%75.8–81.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.2%82.3–86.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.1%67.6–74.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults76.8%74.2–79.2
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.7%74.7–83.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults20.7%18.3–23.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults9.7%8.3–11.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults18.8%16.0–21.7
Short sleep duration among adults46.2%41.5–51.1
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.1%15.1–19.2
Frequent mental distress among adults15.5%13.9–17.2
Frequent physical distress among adults12.4%11.1–13.7
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.7%11.2–14.3
Any disability among adults28.4%25.2–31.5
Hearing disability among adults6.8%6.0–7.5
Independent living disability among adults7.1%6.2–8.0
Mobility disability among adults12.9%11.4–14.5
Self-care disability among adults3.4%3.0–3.8
Vision disability among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.0%22.4–28.1
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.9%12.0–16.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults10.2%8.5–12.2
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults10.1%8.8–11.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.8%5.9–7.8
Loneliness among adults29.9%26.8–33.3
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.8%5.0–6.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)HI median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.7%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36410.6% (5.2–19.8%) n=86
Uninsured 18–640.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2865.0% (1.1–10.4%) n=86
No HS diploma (25+)6.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5056.2% (1.5–11.7%) n=90
Bachelor's or higher (25+)52.8%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50531.6% (16.3–48.7%) n=90
Unemployment rate (16+)2.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.5% (1.9–11.7%) n=89
Households without a vehicle1.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.1% (0.0–11.0%) n=86
Broadband subscription91.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32292.5% (84.3–96.6%) n=86
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)52.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32235.3% (21.1–49.6%) n=86
Homeownership rate65.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32268.1% (46.6–84.7%) n=86
Crowded housing (>1 per room)6.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3227.6% (3.1–16.2%) n=86
Foreign-born population5.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,55312.5% (5.0–27.3%) n=90
Single-parent households59.0%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08754.6% (41.2–64.3%) n=86
Population 65+13.3%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55322.2% (12.9–29.5%) n=90
Median age41.0 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.8 yr (33.4–51.3) n=90
Median household income$126,563$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$93,346 ($62,869–$124,659) n=83
Median home value$966,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$811,050 ($388,170–$1,090,410) n=82
Median gross rent$2,198$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,820 ($1,216–$2,442) n=80
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)HI median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.1 yr ± 1.4578.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30881.0 yr (78.3–85.4) n=84

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 1.45 years of 79.1, 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