ZIP code
98031
in Kent, WashingtonPopulation 40,094
59.76/ 100
Ranked #5,023 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 16%)
Ranked #119 of 581 Washington ZIPs (top 20%)
Ranked #86 of 166 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ZIPs (bottom 48%)
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.
Humid extreme heat
4.9 days/year
in the bottom 3.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›Obesity
24.5%
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS5thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Expected annual disaster loss
$0
in the top 4.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST83rdUS96thDefinition & 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 ›Walkability
140 intersections/sq mi
in the top 6.0% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
1 mi
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST15thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
314 units
in the top 7.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST84thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
5.1%
in the bottom 7.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST13thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST68thUS91stDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
4.7%
in the bottom 7.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST89thUS91stDefinition & 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 ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 98031, one of several in Kent, Washington sits in the top 16% healthiest ZIPs nationally (5,023rd) and the top 20% of Washington (119th).
The measures that most flatter this area set the tone for the rest: modeled humid heat settles in the bottom 3.0% nationally, modeled obesity lands in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and walkability rests in the top 6.0% nationally. Subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 7.8% nationally, modeled hearing disability lands in the bottom 7.2% nationally, and modeled coronary heart disease rests in the bottom 7.0% nationally. Against that, modeled expected annual loss settles in the top 4.5% nationally, and distance to a Superfund site lands in the bottom 7.2% nationally. Modeled disaster risk rests in the top 8.7% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 9.2% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, park land runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 98042, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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 92%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 78%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 90%
11%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 98%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 53%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 16%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 16%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 81%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 66%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 74%
8%
Disability
healthier than 74%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 45%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 18%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Lifting this score
Mental Health
healthier than 66%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 78%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 69%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 58%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 53%
11%
Disability
healthier than 47%
7%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 18%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 25%
13%
“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
One of our published findings lists 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.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 15.9; chronic-disease standing 91.6 (top 10%) — 76 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,894 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
98030
Washingtonshares a border
Score 58.14
Closest healthier
98042
Washingtonshares a border
Score 62.16
Similar health profile
80226
Colorado98% similar profile
Score 57.43
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 | 20.6% | 19.4–21.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 29.7% | 28.1–31.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 5.9% | 5.5–6.4 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.2% | 9.4–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.1 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.9 |
| Depression among adults | 23.2% | 21.6–24.8 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 9.5% | 8.7–10.4 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 33.9–37.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 24.5% | 22.3–26.8 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.6–3.1 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 10.8% | 9.3–12.5 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 9.2% | 8.3–10.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 69.1% | 67.1–71.1 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 69.9% | 68.0–71.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 83.7% | 82.4–84.9 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 62.1% | 59.7–64.4 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 64.1% | 62.1–66.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.3% | 70.7–77.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.1% | 13.8–16.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 9.8% | 8.8–10.7 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.6% | 17.0–20.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 33.1% | 30.8–35.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 16.7% | 15.4–17.9 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 15.3–17.6 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.8% | 10.9–12.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.5% | 12.4–14.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.1% | 23.4–26.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.1% | 4.6–5.5 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.7% | 6.1–7.3 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 9.6% | 8.8–10.5 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 3.0–3.5 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.2–4.9 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 10.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 9.9% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 11.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 32.1% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.6% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 96.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 34.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 67.2% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 5.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 32.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 46.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 12.9% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 38.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | $105,965 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | $611,600 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | $1,991 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,416 ($840–$2,197) n=476 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.6 yr ± 0.72 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.2 yr (77.3–83.1) n=584 |
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 79.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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