Health · Westerville

Westerville, NE health

Westerville differs from Nebraska on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.4% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 9.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68814, 68881, 68874
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How Westerville compares with Nebraska

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 Westerville adults…

38 of every 100 Westerville adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Westerville, betterWesterville, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Westerville
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Westerville
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Westerville
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Westerville
NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
66%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
87%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
63%
Colon screening
NE 62%
75%
Mammogram
NE 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Westerville 7.4% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Westerville adults are doing

1 in 3Westerville adults feel lonely
28.6% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Westerville adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Westerville adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Westerville adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · Nebraska 14.1% · 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
Westerville adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · NE 12.3% · better
1 in 13
Westerville adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · NE 9.5% · better
1 in 19
Westerville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · NE 6.4% · better
1 in 18
Westerville adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · NE 6.7% · better

7.1% of Westerville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

of Westerville adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Westerville

Westerville 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 Westerville.

Ansley: 39.6% Myrtle: 40.8% Berwyn: 40% Garfield: 40.3% Spring Creek: 41.1% Douglas Grove: 39.5% Algernon: 40% Loup: 40.1% Arcadia: 42.1% Broken Bow: 40.6% East Custer: 40.6% Lillian: 39.8% Comstock: 39.9% Sargent: 39.2% Comstock: 39% Westerville: 39.6% Westerville Ansley Myrtle Berwyn Garfield Spring Creek Douglas Grove Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center · Broken Bow · 12.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH
39%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Douglas Grove39.5%
Westerville39.6%
Ansley39.6%
Berwyn40%
Garfield40.3%
Myrtle40.8%
Spring Creek41.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Westerville

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

HNearest ERJennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow · 12.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Health CenterRavenna · 36.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center
Broken Bow · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Valley County Health System
Ord · not rated
ERRural critical access
29 mi
Callaway District Hospital
Callaway · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.6 mi
Heartland Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Ravenna
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.4 mi
Lexington Regional Health Center
Lexington · not rated
ERRural critical access
81.7 mi
Midtown Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Oneill
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWesterville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWesterville is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWesterville's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 12 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 Westerville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Westerville
MeasureWestervilleMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.4%34.8–42.2%32.6%worse
High cholesterol35%31.5–38.9%33%about the same
Obesity39.6%34–45.6%37.7%about the same
Arthritis28.8%25.8–32.1%24%worse
Depression16.5%14.1–19.2%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.1%8.2–12.3%12.4%better
Asthma9.2%8.2–10.4%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.8–11.8%8.3%worse
Diabetes12.2%10.5–14%10.7%about the same
COPD7.4%6.3–8.5%6.1%worse
Heart disease7.8%6.8–8.8%6.1%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.6%11.3–16%13.2%about the same
Binge drink18.6%15.8–21.7%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise27.4%23.3–31.8%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.7%25.6–36.3%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.8%74.6–80.8%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit65.9%62.4–69.1%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.6–88.1%83.7%better
Colon screening62.6%57.7–67.4%62.3%about the same
Mammogram74.6%67.3–81%75%about the same
Taking BP meds82%79.5–84.3%77.5%better
No health insurance7.4%5.8–9%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.6%24.2–33.4%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support19.3%16.1–22.5%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.1%11.5–14.8%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.7%13.4–18.3%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.7–14.1%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.8%7.8–12%12.3%better
Housing insecurity7.5%6.1–9%9.5%better
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.5–6.3%6.4%better
No reliable transportation5.5%4.6–6.4%6.7%better
Receive SNAP7.1%5.5–8.8%8.5%
Disability
Any disability28.2%24.4–32.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.6%11.6–15.8%12%
Thinking or memory11.3%9.8–12.9%12.1%
Hearing9.4%8.3–10.5%7.3%
Vision4.4%3.8–4.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–4%3.2%
Errands alone7.1%6.1–8.1%6.9%
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 Westerville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Westerville better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Westerville by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Westerville by how much of its land each one covers (73% of the town has data).

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