Health · South Hackensack

South Hackensack, NJ health

South Hackensack differs from New Jersey on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (17.1% vs 11.3%) and more adults facing housing insecurity (16.1% vs 12.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 07606 (all of South Hackensack)

BHealth Grade

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South Hackensack’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, South Hackensack is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressA-ObesityBDiabetesA-SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 64%

Less healthyHealthier

New Jersey towns we grade (529)Healthier than 21%

Towns with similar incomes, $63K–$106K (9,533)Healthier than 65%

About what its income would suggest. South Hackensack does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, South Hackensack could be anywhere from C+ 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 New Jersey 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 South Hackensack 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. South Hackensack’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 South Hackensack compares with New Jersey

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 South Hackensack adults…

34 of every 100 South Hackensack adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31–36.8%

Bars show South Hackensack; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

South Hackensack, betterSouth Hackensack, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% South Hackensack
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.3% South Hackensack
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% South Hackensack
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.1% South Hackensack
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of South Hackensack adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

South Hackensack 17.1% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How South Hackensack adults are doing

1 in 3South Hackensack adults feel lonely

35.6% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 7South Hackensack adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.1% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 4South Hackensack adults lack social or emotional support

26.6% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 6South Hackensack adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · New Jersey 14.7% · 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 5

South Hackensack adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · NJ 14.3% · worse

1 in 6

South Hackensack adults worry about keeping their housing

16.1% · NJ 12.3% · worse

1 in 12

South Hackensack adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · NJ 7% · worse

1 in 11

South Hackensack adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · NJ 7.4% · worse

10.7% of South Hackensack adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

of South Hackensack adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around South Hackensack

South Hackensack 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.

22.2%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#20 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first

Wood-Ridge25.3%

Little Ferry26.1%

Carlstadt28%

Moonachie28.6%

Wallington28.9%

South Hackensack30.4%

Hackensack30.4%

Lodi30.8%

Garfield31.8%

Teterboro33.1%

Care nearby

Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterEnglewood · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Mary's General HospitalPassaic · 4.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center@ HackensackHackensack · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center @ GarfieldGarfield · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSouth Hackensack is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSouth Hackensack is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSouth Hackensack 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 South Hackensack. 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 South Hackensack

Measure	South Hackensack	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	31–36.8%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.3%	37.2–43.3%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	30.4%	26.2–34.6%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	21.1%	18.9–23.3%	22.2%	about the same
Depression	15.1%	13–17.3%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.2–12.6%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7%	6.3–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	9.7–12.8%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	5.6%	4.7–6.7%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.3–7%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.1%	9.1–13.2%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.7%	13.5–18%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	24.4–32.6%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.3%	35.2–43.4%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77%	74.1–79.7%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	62.1–68%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88%	86.1–89.7%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	62.8%	58.7–66.7%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	73.9%	67–79.8%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.9%	73.2–78.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	17.1%	13.9–20.8%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.6%	31.8–39.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.6%	23.3–30%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.1–18%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	17.6–23.9%	17.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	15–21.9%	14.3%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.1%	13.6–19%	12.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.3–10.1%	7%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	7.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.7%	8.4–13.2%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	27.6%	24–31.3%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.1–15.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.1–15.1%	11.5%
Hearing	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	5.7%
Vision	6%	5.2–6.9%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.3%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.6–9.1%	6.6%

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 South Hackensack door to door.

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

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

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