Health · Pilot

Pilot, IL health

Pilot differs from Illinois on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.7% 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 codes 60941, 60913, 60901, 60922
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How Pilot 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 Pilot adults…

37 of every 100 Pilot adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pilot, betterPilot, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.5% Pilot
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Pilot
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Pilot
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Pilot
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
65%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
88%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
65%
Colon screening
IL 60%
71%
Mammogram
IL 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pilot 6.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Pilot adults are doing

1 in 3Pilot adults feel lonely
33.1% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Pilot adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Pilot adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Pilot adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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 8
Pilot adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 10
Pilot adults worry about keeping their housing
9.7% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 16
Pilot adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 15
Pilot adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · IL 8% · better

11% of Pilot adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Pilot

Pilot 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.

Norton: 37.6% Milks Grove: 37.2% Otto: 39.9% Limestone: 43.6% Rogers: 37.8% Essex: 37.9% Ashkum: 39.9% Chebanse: 37.3% Aroma: 39.8% Kankakee: 44.1% Bourbonnais: 38.1% Limestone: 35.4% Salina: 37.9% Rockville: 36.5% Pilot: 37% Pilot Norton Milks Grove Otto Limestone Riverside Medical Center · Kankakee · 11 mi · 4★ MedicareH Presence St. Marys Hospital · Kankakee · 11.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH Community Health Partnership of Illinois · Kankakee · 11.9 mi+ Kankakee Community Health Center · Kankakee · 12.9 mi+
35.4%44.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Pilot37%
Milks Grove37.2%
Norton37.6%
Otto39.9%
Limestone43.6%

Care nearby

Riverside Medical CenterKankakee · 11 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Presence St. Marys HospitalKankakee · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Iroquois Memorial HospitalWatseka · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access
Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Community Health Partnership of IllinoisKankakee · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Kankakee Community Health CenterKankakee · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary carePilot's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kankakee County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental carePilot is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPilot's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joliet Service Area MHCA · 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 Pilot. 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 Pilot
MeasurePilotMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.7%32.5–41.1%33%about the same
High cholesterol39.2%34.8–43.9%35.4%about the same
Obesity37%29.4–45.3%34%about the same
Arthritis28.7%25.2–32.1%24.2%worse
Depression22.1%18.6–25.9%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.2–14%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.6%9.2–12%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.7–10.8%7.6%worse
Diabetes11.7%10–13.5%11.7%about the same
COPD7.5%6.4–8.7%6.3%worse
Heart disease6.9%6.1–7.7%5.9%worse
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.9%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%11–15.7%12.1%about the same
Binge drink18.1%14.9–21.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.5%17.5–25.9%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.2%30.4–44.2%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.8%75.1–82.3%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.7%61–68.5%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check87.7%85.8–89.4%87.4%about the same
Colon screening64.6%59.1–69.8%60.2%about the same
Mammogram71.1%62.2–78.7%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.8%74.7–80.6%75.7%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.5–8.5%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.1%27.9–38.1%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support23.5%19.9–27.3%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.8%14.6–19%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health17.9%15.2–20.8%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.6–15.2%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%9.6–14.1%15.9%better
Housing insecurity9.7%8.1–11.5%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.3–7.4%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6.6%5.6–7.6%8%better
Receive SNAP11%8.9–13.4%13.8%
Disability
Any disability29.7%25.4–34.3%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.8–16.1%12.8%
Thinking or memory13.1%11.3–15%12.6%
Hearing7.4%6.5–8.4%6.2%
Vision4.4%3.9–4.9%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.8%6.8–8.9%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 Pilot door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Pilot better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pilot by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pilot 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.

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