Health · Mellen

Mellen, MI health

Mellen differs from Michigan on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.5% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.3% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.3% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49893, 49887, 49848

C+Health Grade

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Mellen’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Mellen is healthier than 40% of U.S. towns, and than 77% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressB+Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 40%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 53%

Towns with similar incomes, $39K–$64K (5,763)Healthier than 77%

Better than its income would suggest. Mellen is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Mellen could be anywhere from D to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Mellen with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Mellen’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Mellen compares with Michigan

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 Mellen adults…

43 of every 100 Mellen adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38–47.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mellen, betterMellen, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Mellen
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Mellen
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Mellen
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Mellen
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mellen 5.9% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Mellen adults are doing

1 in 3Mellen adults feel lonely

30.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Mellen adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Mellen adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Mellen adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · Michigan 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 9

Mellen adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Mellen adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Mellen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Mellen adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MI 8.3% · better

11% of Mellen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

of Mellen adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Mellen

Mellen and the towns around it

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

37.5%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Wagner37.9%

Mellen38.1%

Ingallston38.5%

Menominee38.6%

Stephenson38.9%

Lake38.9%

Care nearby

Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette · 18.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bellin Health Oconto HospitalOconto · 32.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay · 37.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 38.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Menominee Family Health CenterMenominee · 15.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - MarinetteMarinette · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMellen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Menominee County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMellen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Menominee County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthMellen's county is a federal shortage area.Menominee County · need score 16 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 Mellen. 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 Mellen

Measure	Mellen	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.7%	38–47.4%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.3%	35.5–45%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.1%	29.7–46.7%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	36.9%	32.9–41%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.6%	22.6–30.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.1–13.8%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.1–13.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14%	11.9–16.2%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	10.2%	8.6–12%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.7–18.5%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	12.5–18.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.1–31.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	27.7–41.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.4%	79.2–85.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.6%	66.1–72.8%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.9%	88.3–91.4%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	74.7%	70.1–78.8%	69%	better
Mammogram	77.8%	70.2–84%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.1%	78.2–83.7%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	5.9%	4.7–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.4–36.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.2–26.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14–18.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	16.9–23.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.5–17.9%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	9.4–14.6%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7–10.3%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.4–7.5%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11%	8.9–13.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35%	30–40.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.2–19.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.7–15.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.4–10%	8.6%

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 Mellen door to door.

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

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

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