Health · Yellowhead

Yellowhead, IL health

Yellowhead differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.4% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.7% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 60940, 60401

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How Yellowhead 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 Yellowhead adults…

38 of every 100 Yellowhead adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Yellowhead, betterYellowhead, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Yellowhead
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Yellowhead
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Yellowhead
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Yellowhead
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Yellowhead 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Yellowhead 8.6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Yellowhead adults are doing

1 in 3Yellowhead adults feel lonely

33.7% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Yellowhead adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Yellowhead adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Yellowhead adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 7

Yellowhead adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Yellowhead adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 14

Yellowhead adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Yellowhead adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · IL 8% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Yellowhead

Yellowhead 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.

36.6%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Sumner38.4%

Washington38.4%

Yellowhead39.1%

Momence40.3%

Care nearby

Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Franciscan Health DyerDyer · 16.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pinnacle HospitalCrown Point · 16.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Uchicago Medicine Northwest IndianaCrown Point · 16.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

219 Health NetworkCedar Lake · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

219 Health NetworkSaint John · 13.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careYellowhead's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kankakee County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careYellowhead is not a shortage area

! Mental healthYellowhead'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 Yellowhead. 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 Yellowhead

Measure	Yellowhead	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	33.9–42.9%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.6–45%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	39.1%	31.5–47.7%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	29.5%	26.1–33.4%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.3%	18.8–26.2%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	8.8–13.5%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.3–10.2%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.3–15.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.7–10%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18.4%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.8%	14.6–21.5%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.3–29.5%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39%	32–46.2%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.3–81.8%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.4%	56.3–64.4%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.7–88.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	62.9%	57.2–68.2%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	69.6%	60.5–77.6%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.5–80.8%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7.2–10.2%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.4–38.9%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21–28.6%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.6–20%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.9%	18.1–24%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13–16.9%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	12.2–16.9%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.7–13.1%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.8%	11.6–16.1%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	27.8–37.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.6–18.1%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.7–16.5%	12.6%
Hearing	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	6.2%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	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 Yellowhead door to door.

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

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