Health · Cruger

Cruger, IL health

Cruger differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.8% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 61530 (all of Cruger)

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How Cruger compares with Illinois

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 Cruger adults…

35 of every 100 Cruger adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cruger, betterCruger, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Cruger
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Cruger
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Cruger
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Cruger
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cruger 6.3% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Cruger adults are doing

1 in 3Cruger adults feel lonely

32.6% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Cruger adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Cruger adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Cruger adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · Illinois 15.6% · 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 9

Cruger adults worry about having enough food

11% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 11

Cruger adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 17

Cruger adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 15

Cruger adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · IL 8% · better

10.6% of Cruger adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

of Cruger adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Cruger

Cruger and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

33.8%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Washington35.1%

Metamora36.3%

Eureka37.2%

Cruger37.5%

Olio37.6%

Care nearby

Carle Eureka HospitalEureka · 2.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carle Health Methodist HospitalPeoria · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Community Health Clinic Dba: Heartland Health Services - MainEureka · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heartland Community Health Clinic Dba: Heartland Health Services - AdamsPeoria · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCruger's county is a federal shortage area.Woodford County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careCruger's county is a federal shortage area.Woodford County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthCruger's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Cruger. 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 Cruger

Measure	Cruger	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.1–39.8%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.4–41.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.5%	29.3–46.5%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	24.8–31.7%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.7%	19.1–26.5%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.3–15.3%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.8–10.8%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11%	9.4–12.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.1–8.6%	6.3%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6–7.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3–3.9%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.4%	10.1–14.9%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.3%	15.1–21.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	17.5–26.3%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	26–39.5%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.1–82.3%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.8%	61.9–69.4%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.4–88.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	63.7%	58.1–69%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.2%	63.4–79.8%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.6–80.2%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5–7.9%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.2–38.2%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.4–26.2%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.5–18.9%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.4–20.1%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11–14.8%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.9–13.6%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.9%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.1–7.2%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.5–7.7%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.6%	8.4–13.2%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	25.3–34.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.1–15.6%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.1–15%	12.6%
Hearing	7.7%	6.7–8.7%	6.2%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8%	6.7–9.2%	7.6%

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 Cruger door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cruger by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cruger by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois 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.