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99694

in Houston, AlaskaPopulation 1,516

ZipVitals Score
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39.18/ 100

Ranked #27,276 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 15.0%)

Ranked #100 of 211 Alaska ZIPs (top 47%)

Ranked #27 of 27 Anchorage, AK ZIPs (bottom 3.8%)

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.

Mammography

60.2%

in the bottom 0.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST44th
US1st
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Fatal road crashes

46.2 per 100,000 residents per year

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The annual rate of fatal road crashes per 100,000 residents, pooled over a ten-year window.

A rate per resident population. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the rate to be reliable — about 30% of US ZIPs — no value is published rather than an unstable one; those ZIPs are absent from this comparison, not counted as crash-free.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

13.6 per million

in the bottom 5.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US6th
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 ›

Unemployment rate

12.3%

in the top 6.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST61st
US94th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

Full methodology ›

Crowded housing

7.6%

in the top 7.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST49th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

57.1%

in the bottom 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST56th
US8th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Distance to a nursing home

12 mi

in the top 8.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST22nd
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.

Full methodology ›

Housing-cost burden

35.5%

in the top 16% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US84th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

Outer-floodplain exposure

1.6%

in the top 18% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US82nd
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.

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 ›

Loud transportation noise

0.61%

in the top 32% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US68th
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 ›

The read

Houston, Alaska (ZIP 99694), by its overall standing, sits in the bottom 15.0% nationally (27,276th) and the top 47% of Alaska (100th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures fall on both sides of the ledger for this area: modeled air-toxics cancer risk sits in the bottom 5.9% nationally, and industrial-pollution burden settles in the bottom 11.6% nationally. Set against that, modeled mammography registers in the bottom 0.8% nationally, fatal road crashes stands in the top 4.9% nationally, and unemployment lands in the top 6.1% nationally. Crowded housing is in the top 7.4% nationally, and modeled colon screening resides in the bottom 7.6% nationally. Distance to a nursing home rests in the top 8.0% nationally, and distance to an emergency room lies in the top 10.5% nationally. Modeled energy burden sits in the top 10.7% nationally.

Held up against its neighbors, outer-floodplain exposure runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined in plain terms, 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. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. The nearest ZIP ranking healthier overall is ZIP 99652, 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

Environmental HazardPartial

healthier than 98%

14%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 7%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 3%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 18%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 38%

8%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 29%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 28%

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 adults31.2%28.3–33.9
High blood pressure among adults37.7%34.3–40.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.9%7.1–8.7
Current asthma among adults11.5%10.2–12.9
Coronary heart disease among adults8.0%7.1–9.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults10.1%8.7–11.7
Depression among adults23.4%20.4–26.3
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.1%10.5–13.7
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened38.8%35.4–41.9
Obesity among adults42.1%37.2–46.6
Stroke among adults4.3%3.8–4.8
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years19.4%16.1–23.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years11.1%9.0–13.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure69.5%66.1–72.5
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults71.5%67.9–74.5
Cholesterol screening among adults79.1%76.3–81.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years57.1%52.7–61.4
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults45.5%42.2–48.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years60.2%53.1–67.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults14.6%12.4–16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adults24.0%20.2–27.7
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.6%24.4–32.8
Short sleep duration among adults37.0%33.0–41.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults24.8%21.4–28.4
Frequent mental distress among adults17.9%15.8–20.0
Frequent physical distress among adults17.3%15.2–19.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults17.6%15.2–20.1
Any disability among adults38.3%34.1–42.7
Hearing disability among adults10.0%8.9–11.2
Independent living disability among adults10.4%9.0–11.9
Mobility disability among adults17.0%14.7–19.4
Self-care disability among adults5.2%4.5–5.9
Vision disability among adults6.3%5.5–7.1
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults25.6%22.4–29.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults18.5%15.5–21.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults16.2%13.3–19.5
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults14.7%12.4–17.0
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults11.0%9.5–12.6
Loneliness among adults32.3%28.7–36.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults10.6%9.1–12.2
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate20.4%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.7% (1.4–38.0%) n=230
Uninsured 18–6415.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28620.8% (8.5–50.0%) n=225
No HS diploma (25+)6.8%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5058.4% (1.4–25.1%) n=230
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50515.0% (0.0–37.4%) n=230
Unemployment rate (16+)12.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2748.6% (0.0–29.5%) n=226
Households without a vehicle3.5%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,32231.1% (1.0–95.5%) n=228
Broadband subscription92.9%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32284.8% (49.6–96.0%) n=228
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)35.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32217.0% (0.0–33.2%) n=228
Homeownership rate76.1%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32271.7% (45.5–94.4%) n=228
Crowded housing (>1 per room)7.6%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3228.5% (0.0–48.6%) n=228
Foreign-born population1.4%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.8% (0.0–11.1%) n=231
Single-parent households54.7%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08744.2% (18.7–68.2%) n=221
Population 65+13.1%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55312.7% (3.0–29.7%) n=231
Median age36.9 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29235.7 yr (22.6–53.6) n=226
Median household income$74,531$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,823 ($39,905–$108,850) n=197
Median home value$290,100$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$177,500 ($66,830–$395,940) n=178
Median gross rent$1,114$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$1,078 ($688–$1,571) n=143
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)AK median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth77.2 yr ± 2.9378.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.0 yr (75.1–84.7) n=222

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 2.93 years of 77.2, 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