Health · Wooldridge

Wooldridge, MO health

On most measures Wooldridge looks like Missouri as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 13.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (6.5% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 65287 (all of Wooldridge)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 20 people are less certain, so we show Wooldridge's figures without a grade.

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How Wooldridge compares with Missouri

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 Wooldridge adults…

36 of every 100 Wooldridge adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.2–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wooldridge, betterWooldridge, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Wooldridge
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Wooldridge
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Wooldridge
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Wooldridge
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
62%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
86%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
62%
Colon screening
MO 64%
75%
Mammogram
MO 75%
77%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wooldridge 7.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Wooldridge adults are doing

1 in 3Wooldridge adults feel lonely
28.7% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Wooldridge adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Wooldridge adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Wooldridge adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · Missouri 17.5% · 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
Wooldridge adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · MO 13.7% · better
1 in 10
Wooldridge adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · MO 12.1% · better
1 in 14
Wooldridge adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · MO 9% · better
1 in 15
Wooldridge adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · MO 8.4% · better

7.5% of Wooldridge adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

of Wooldridge adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Wooldridge

No hospital or community health center in Wooldridge itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERColumbia Mo VA Medical CenterColumbia · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBoone Hospital Center★★★★★ · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCompass HealthColumbia · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Compass Health
7 sites · nearest in Columbia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
Columbia Mo VA Medical Center
Columbia · ★★★★★
ERVA
≈10.9 mi
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Boone Hospital Center
Columbia · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Clarity Healthcare
Columbia · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
26.5 mi
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Jefferson City · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careWooldridge's county is a federal shortage area.Cooper / Moniteau Counties · need score 7 of 25
! Dental careWooldridge's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cooper / Moniteau / Howard Counties · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthWooldridge's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 Columbia · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wooldridge. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wooldridge
MeasureWooldridgeMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.8%32.2–39.4%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol37.9%34.2–41.7%37.5%about the same
Obesity37.7%31.3–44.5%36.6%about the same
Arthritis28%25.1–31%28.8%about the same
Depression23.2%20.2–26.3%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)18.3%15.7–21.6%15.8%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.9–11.1%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.7%8–9.5%8.6%about the same
Diabetes11.2%9.8–12.7%12.1%about the same
COPD7.3%6.3–8.5%8%about the same
Heart disease6.5%5.7–7.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.9–3.6%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%13.3–19.4%16%about the same
Binge drink18%15.3–20.8%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise26.8%22.4–31.2%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38%33–44.2%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.7%74.4–80.6%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit61.7%58.6–65%60.4%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.1–88%84.5%about the same
Colon screening61.5%57.3–65.9%64%about the same
Mammogram74.7%68.7–80.7%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds76.5%73.7–79.2%77.2%about the same
No health insurance7.5%5.8–9.6%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.7%24.6–33%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support18.9%16–21.9%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.4–18.2%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health18.3%15.5–21.2%20.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.6%11.9–15.3%14.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.4%8.1–12.8%13.7%better
Housing insecurity9.8%7.9–11.7%12.1%better
Utility shut-off threat7.1%5.9–8.3%9%better
No reliable transportation6.5%5.5–7.6%8.4%better
Receive SNAP7.5%5.7–9.4%10.8%
Disability
Any disability32.3%28–36.5%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs13.5%11.6–15.6%15.8%
Thinking or memory15.4%13.3–17.7%17.2%
Hearing7.9%7–8.9%8.3%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.7%5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.9%
Errands alone7.6%6.5–8.7%9.2%
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 Wooldridge door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Wooldridge better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wooldridge by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wooldridge by how much of its land each one covers.

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

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