Health · Carpenter

Carpenter, IA health

Carpenter differs from Iowa on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.8% vs 11.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 9.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Carpenter

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 81 people are less certain, so we show Carpenter's figures without a grade.

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How Carpenter compares with Iowa

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carpenter adults…

38 of every 100 Carpenter adults have high blood pressure

Iowa: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.4–42.4%

Bars show Carpenter; the black tick is Iowa. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carpenter, betterCarpenter, worseToo close to callIowa

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Carpenter
IA 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Carpenter
IA 32.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.6% Carpenter
IA 20.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Carpenter
IA 14.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carpenter adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Iowa.

Yearly checkup

IA 78%

Dentist visit

IA 67%

Cholesterol check

IA 84%

Colon screening

IA 67%

Mammogram

IA 79%

Taking BP meds

IA 78%

1 in 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Carpenter 5.8% · Iowa 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Carpenter adults are doing

1 in 3Carpenter adults feel lonely

30% · Iowa 32.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Carpenter adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.2% · Iowa 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Carpenter adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Iowa 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 7Carpenter adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · Iowa 16.4% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10

Carpenter adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · IA 12% · about the same

1 in 14

Carpenter adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · IA 9.4% · better

1 in 19

Carpenter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · IA 6.4% · better

1 in 18

Carpenter adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · IA 6.8% · about the same

7.9% of Carpenter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10% across Iowa.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

of Carpenter adults live with a disability (Iowa 28.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

Black tick: Iowa. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Carpenter

Carpenter and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City · 20.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City · 30.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Mason CityMason City · 20.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Peoples Clinic Butler CountyClarksville · 47 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCarpenter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Mitchell County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Dental careCarpenter is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCarpenter's county is a federal shortage area.Northcentral Iowa · need score 11 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Carpenter. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Carpenter

Measure	Carpenter	Margin	Iowa
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	33.4–42.4%	33.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	33.8–42.7%	35.3%	about the same
Obesity	40.3%	32.3–48.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	26.7–34.2%	27%	about the same
Depression	19.2%	16.1–22.4%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.8%	7–10.8%	11.6%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.5–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.3–11.7%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.1–14.2%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.1–9.6%	6.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3–4.2%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	11.4–18.9%	14.5%	about the same
Binge drink	20.6%	17.2–24.3%	20.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	19.4–30.8%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	24.4–36.8%	32.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.1–82.1%	77.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.7%	66.5–72.8%	66.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	83.7–88.6%	84.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	64.9–74.4%	66.6%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	72.7–85.9%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	77.9–83.4%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	5.8%	4.1–8.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.2–35.6%	32.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	17.8–25.9%	23.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	12.8–17.4%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	13.8–21.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.1–15.7%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	6.9–12.7%	12%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.3%	5.5–9.2%	9.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.1–6.3%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.4–6.9%	6.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	5.5–10.6%	10%
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	22.7–33.5%	28.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.1–16.8%	12.7%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	10.3–15.2%	13.5%
Hearing	7.9%	6.7–9.1%	7.4%
Vision	4.1%	3.3–5%	4.3%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	2.9–4.4%	3.4%
Errands alone	7.2%	5.9–8.7%	7.4%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Carpenter door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Iowa figure falls inside it, we don't call Carpenter better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Carpenter directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Iowa figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.