Health · Wallace

Wallace, IL health

Wallace differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 6.3%) and more smokers (15.3% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 61350 (all of Wallace)

Report card

How Wallace 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 Wallace adults…

37 of every 100 Wallace adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wallace, betterWallace, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Wallace
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Wallace
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Wallace
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Wallace
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wallace 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wallace 8.7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Wallace adults are doing

1 in 3Wallace adults feel lonely

33.8% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Wallace adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Wallace adults lack social or emotional support

24.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Wallace adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 7

Wallace adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Wallace adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Wallace adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Wallace adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · IL 8% · about the same

14.4% of Wallace adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Wallace

Wallace 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.

35.3%38.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Waltham36.3%

Dayton37.6%

Wallace37.8%

Ottawa37.8%

Freedom37.8%

Ottawa38.1%

Care nearby

Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrPeru · 14 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Aunt Martha's Health Center Aurora OutreachAurora · 36.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careWallace's county is a federal shortage area.LaSalle County · need score 8 of 25

! Dental careWallace's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - LaSalle County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthWallace'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 Wallace. 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 Wallace

Measure	Wallace	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.7%	32.3–41.2%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.1–42.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.8%	29.6–46.1%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	26.3–33.4%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.3–26.8%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.4–15.9%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.5%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.7–14.4%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.2%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.2–17.8%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	14.8–21.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	20.9–29.7%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.5%	28.7–42.7%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	74.6–82%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.4%	56.5–64.3%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.7–88.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	64.4%	59–69.8%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.8%	61.7–78.9%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	74.6–80.7%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	7.4–10.1%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	28.6–39.5%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.5%	20.9–28.5%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.3–19.4%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.7–23%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.8–16.5%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.7–17.4%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	10–13.6%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.8–8.8%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.4%	12.3–16.8%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.9%	27.6–36.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.5–17.6%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.6–16%	12.6%
Hearing	8%	7–8.9%	6.2%
Vision	5.2%	4.8–5.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9%	8–10%	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 Wallace door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wallace by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wallace 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.