ZIP code
97038
in Molalla, OregonPopulation 16,440
50.97/ 100
Ranked #14,887 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 46%)
Ranked #152 of 407 Oregon ZIPs (top 37%)
Ranked #91 of 120 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ZIPs (bottom 24%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
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.
Air-toxics cancer risk
219.2 per million
in the top 0.02% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & 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 ›Fiber broadband
98.9%
in the top 4.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
31.9%
in the bottom 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST80thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›Transit access
3.2 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST78thUS90thDefinition & 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 ›The read
Molalla, Oregon (ZIP 97038) ranks in the top 46% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,887th) and the top 37% of Oregon (152nd).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: fiber broadband resides in the top 4.9% nationally, and modeled high cholesterol stands in the bottom 6.3% nationally. Transit sits in the top 9.8% nationally, and modeled humid heat resides in the bottom 10.9% nationally. Distance to a nursing home stands at the national minimum, shared with about 27% of ZIPs. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the bottom 16% nationally, and floodplain exposure resides in the bottom 18% nationally. Working the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk stands in the top 0.02% nationally, industrial-pollution burden sits in the top 9.2% nationally, and disaster risk resides in the top 13.5% nationally.
Against its neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 97013, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area.
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 69%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 69%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 72%
11%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 44%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 26%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 22%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 7%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Disability
healthier than 73%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 47%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 49%
5%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 24%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 23%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 10%
8%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 66%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 82%
5%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 39%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 34%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Disability
healthier than 29%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 18%
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.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 77.6 ± 1.4 years. A median household income of $89,564 predicts 79.6 years — 2.1 years below.
Ranked #2,782 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 77.6 ± 1.4 years. The 49 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 79.7 years — 2.1 years below them.
Ranked #1,635 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 219.2 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 77.6 ± 1.4 years.
Ranked #1 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.
Nearby
97013
Oregonshares a border
Score 53.26
Closest healthier
97042
Oregonshares a border
Score 54.45
Similar health profile
97080
Oregon97% similar profile
Score 52.22
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
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 26.9% | 24.3–29.5 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.3% | 28.2–34.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 8.7% | 7.9–9.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.5% | 11.1–14.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.4–6.7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Depression among adults | 30.1% | 26.8–33.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.4% | 9.0–11.8 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 31.9% | 28.7–35.0 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.4% | 31.6–41.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 2.9–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.1% | 8.2–12.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.5% | 7.1–9.9 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 69.7% | 66.4–72.8 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 71.3% | 67.9–74.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.0% | 81.0–84.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 64.0% | 59.7–68.2 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.5% | 60.2–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 77.1% | 71.0–82.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.6% | 13.3–18.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.3% | 11.4–15.3 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 21.9% | 18.8–25.2 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.0% | 30.8–39.4 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 19.2% | 17.0–21.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 19.3% | 17.3–21.4 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 13.7–17.3 |
| Any disability among adults | 29.8% | 26.4–33.2 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.7% | 5.9–7.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.1% | 7.2–9.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.2–14.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 4.0–4.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 11.7% (4.7–26.4%) n=411 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 6.4% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.9% (0.9–19.7%) n=411 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 13.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.5% (1.2–16.6%) n=412 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 20.4% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 23.7% (11.1–49.6%) n=412 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.8% (0.0–10.0%) n=409 |
| Households without a vehicle | 5.7% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.3% (0.0–10.0%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 89.5% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 90.4% (76.7–96.9%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 31.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (14.6–42.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.8% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 73.5% (52.8–90.2%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.8% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.1% (0.0–6.7%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 2.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.0% (0.0–13.0%) n=412 |
| Single-parent households | 42.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 57.5% (43.5–77.1%) n=407 |
| Population 65+ | 14.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 22.5% (12.7–42.1%) n=412 |
| Median age | 35.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 45.1 yr (36.3–62.2) n=410 |
| Median household income | $89,564 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $72,301 ($49,007–$109,558) n=378 |
| Median home value | $483,500 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $413,900 ($238,120–$653,360) n=374 |
| Median gross rent | $1,639 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,252 ($807–$1,772) n=327 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | OR median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.6 yr ± 0.71 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 79.1 yr (76.4–82.0) n=409 |
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 0.71 years of 77.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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