Health · White Oak

White Oak, MI health

White Oak differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.9% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.5% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48892, 48819, 49285

Report card

How White Oak 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 White Oak adults…

35 of every 100 White Oak adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Oak, betterWhite Oak, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.5% White Oak
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% White Oak
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% White Oak
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% White Oak
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Oak 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

White Oak 5.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How White Oak adults are doing

1 in 3White Oak adults feel lonely

32.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4White Oak adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4White Oak adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6White Oak adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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

White Oak adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

White Oak adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

White Oak adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

White Oak adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MI 8.3% · better

9.8% of White Oak adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

of White Oak adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around White Oak

White Oak 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%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Iosco33.8%

Leroy34.9%

Ingham35%

White Oak35.3%

Stockbridge35.4%

Care nearby

Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell · 13.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Greater LansingLansing · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chelsea HospitalChelsea · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Birch Community Health CenterLansing · 19.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cedar Community Health CenterLansing · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWhite Oak is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWhite Oak is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWhite Oak is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of White Oak. 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 White Oak

Measure	White Oak	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.9%	31.9–38%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	31.6–37.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	30.7–40.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	30.1%	27.5–32.8%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.9%	24.9–31%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.9%	7.3–10.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.5–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.5–10.1%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	11.9%	better
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.5%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.7–17%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	15.5–20.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.5%	18.5–24.7%	24.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	33.5%	29.4–37.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	76.5–81.9%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.2%	69.5–74.8%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.5%	66.6–74.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	72.6–83.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	73.2–78.4%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.7%	4.8–6.9%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.8%	28.8–37.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19.4–25.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.8–19.5%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.6–18.8%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12.1–15.1%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	9.2–13%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.8–10.7%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.6%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	26.3–32.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.6–15.8%	14.3%
Hearing	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	7.3%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.9–3.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	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 White Oak door to door.

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

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