Health · Thomas

Thomas, MI health

Thomas differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.8% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48609, 48623, 48626

Report card

How Thomas 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 Thomas adults…

38 of every 100 Thomas adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.6–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thomas, betterThomas, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Thomas
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Thomas
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Thomas
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Thomas
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Thomas 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

Thomas 6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Thomas adults are doing

1 in 3Thomas adults feel lonely

31.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomas adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomas adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Thomas adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 8

Thomas adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Thomas adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

Thomas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Thomas adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MI 8.3% · better

10.7% of Thomas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Thomas

Thomas 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.

32.5%46.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Tittabawassee32.7%

Thomas33.1%

Saginaw33.2%

Richland33.2%

James33.3%

Swan Creek33.8%

Care nearby

Healthsource SaginawSaginaw · 3.5 mi · ER

Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mclaren Bay RegionBay City · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers DavenportSaginaw · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Old TownSaginaw · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careThomas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saginaw County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthThomas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Saginaw County MHCA · need score 19 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 Thomas. 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 Thomas

Measure	Thomas	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.6–42%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.6–40.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.1%	27.5–38.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29.4–35.7%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.7–29.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.2%	8.3–12.3%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.9–11.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.6–9.5%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	12–15.9%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.9–18.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	22–29.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	27.1–36.9%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.5%	78.5–84.2%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.6%	68.6–74.5%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.7%	87.3–90.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72.6%	68.4–76.4%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	72.3–83.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.1–82.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6%	5.1–7.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.3–36.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.7–21.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.8–16.2%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.4–14.2%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.7–10.5%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	10.7%	9.1–12.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	28–35.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.9–16.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.9–15.1%	14.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	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 Thomas door to door.

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

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