Health · Eel River

Eel River, IN health

Eel River differs from Indiana on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.3% vs 14.7%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 8.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.5% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 46165, 46149, 46147, 46122

Report card

How Eel River compares with Indiana

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 Eel River adults…

38 of every 100 Eel River adults have high blood pressure

Indiana: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.6–42.1%

Bars show Eel River; the black tick is Indiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eel River, betterEel River, worseToo close to callIndiana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Eel River
IN 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Eel River
IN 37.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Eel River
IN 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Eel River
IN 15.7%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eel River adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

Yearly checkup

IN 80%

Dentist visit

IN 61%

Cholesterol check

IN 86%

Colon screening

IN 66%

Mammogram

IN 76%

Taking BP meds

IN 77%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Eel River 6.7% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)

Mind & connection

How Eel River adults are doing

1 in 3Eel River adults feel lonely

29.2% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Eel River adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Eel River adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Indiana 23.2% · better

1 in 6Eel River adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · Indiana 17.6% · 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 10

Eel River adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · IN 14.7% · better

1 in 12

Eel River adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · IN 11.2% · better

1 in 16

Eel River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · IN 8.4% · better

1 in 17

Eel River adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · IN 7.7% · better

5.7% of Eel River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

of Eel River adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Eel River

Eel River 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.

35.5%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Jackson36%

Marion36.7%

Eel River37.1%

Union37.8%

Clark38.1%

Jackson38.9%

Care nearby

Hendricks Regional HealthDanville · 10.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Witham Health ServicesLebanon · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iu Health West HospitalAvon · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Orthoindy HospitalIndianapolis · 19.5 mi Directions Medicare profile

Aspire Indiana Health - LebanonLebanon · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Boone County Community ClinicLebanon · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEel River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEel River is not a shortage area

! Mental healthEel River's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 7 - Hendricks/Putnam County · 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 Eel River. 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 Eel River

Measure	Eel River	Margin	Indiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.6–42.1%	37.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.9%	37–44.8%	37.8%	about the same
Obesity	37.1%	31.7–43%	38.4%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	28.1–34.5%	28.3%	about the same
Depression	23.2%	20.1–26.7%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.7–14.3%	15.4%	better
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	11.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.6%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.9–14.4%	13%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	6.9–9.5%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.2–7.9%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.7–18.4%	15.7%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	18.3–26.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	31.1–41.1%	37.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.5–82.7%	79.7%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.2%	64–70.2%	61.2%	better
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85.9–89.5%	85.8%	better
Colon screening	70.8%	66.6–74.6%	66.3%	better
Mammogram	77.6%	71.1–83.2%	76.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.8–82.4%	77.4%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.3–8.5%	8.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.2%	25.2–33.4%	32.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.9–23.1%	23.2%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.4–18.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.8–21.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.9%	13.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.3–12.7%	14.7%	better
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.8–9.9%	11.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5–6.9%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	5.7%	4.5–7.3%	8.6%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	25.6–34.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.2–15.6%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.8–15.9%	15%
Hearing	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	7.1%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.7%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	8.1%

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 Eel River door to door.

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

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

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