Health · Wharton
Wharton, NJ health
Wharton differs from New Jersey on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.5% vs 7.5%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (17.6% vs 11.3%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for WhartonTownTapestry Health GradeNew
B+
Wharton’s Health Grade: B+
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Wharton is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns.
B-Self-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressAObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingC+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 66%
Less healthyHealthier
New Jersey towns we grade (529)Healthier than 23%
Towns with similar incomes, $64K–$107K (9,476)Healthier than 67%
About what its income would suggest. Wharton does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Wharton 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 Wharton 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. Wharton uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Wharton 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
28.5% have obesity
1 better10 close1 worse
Habits
28% get no exercise
0 better4 close0 worse
Care & screenings
75.9% had a checkup
0 better6 close1 worse
Mind & connection
34.1% feel lonely
0 better5 close0 worse
Everyday needs
18.2% face food insecurity
0 better1 close4 worse
Disability
26.7% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Wharton adults…
32 of every 100 Wharton adults have high blood pressure
New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.1–34.9%
Bars show Wharton; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Wharton, betterWharton, worseToo close to callNew Jersey
Get no exerciseshare of adults
28% Wharton
NJ 24.8%
NJ 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
37.5% Wharton
NJ 37.5%
NJ 37.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults
17.2% Wharton
NJ 15.5%
NJ 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
12% Wharton
NJ 10.9%
NJ 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Wharton 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
Wharton 17.6% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection
How Wharton adults are doing
1 in 3Wharton adults feel lonely
34.1% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 7Wharton adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.3% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Wharton adults lack social or emotional support
25.4% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call
1 in 6Wharton adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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
Wharton adults worry about having enough food
18.2% · NJ 14.3% · worse
1 in 6
Wharton adults worry about keeping their housing
15.6% · NJ 12.3% · worse
1 in 11
Wharton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.9% · NJ 7% · worse
1 in 11
Wharton adults lack reliable transportation
9.4% · NJ 7.4% · worse
10.7% of Wharton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.
Disability
Living with a disability
26.7%
of Wharton adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Wharton
Wharton 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.
21.7%31.1%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#18 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Roxbury24.3%
Mine Hill25%
Rockaway25.4%
Wharton28.5%
Dover31.1%
Care nearby
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Ahs HospitalHackettstown · 12.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Newton Medical CenterNewton · 14.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
Zufall Health Center - Dover Dental CenterDover · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Directions
Zufall Health CenterDover · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careWharton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWharton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWharton 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 Wharton. 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 Wharton
| Measure | Wharton | Margin | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 32% | 29.1–34.9% | 32.8% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 38.9% | 35.8–42.1% | 39.3% | about the same |
| Obesity | 28.5% | 24.4–32.9% | 28.9% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 20.8% | 18.7–23% | 22.2% | about the same |
| Depression | 15.3% | 13.2–17.5% | 15.1% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 12.6% | 10.2–15.3% | 9.6% | worse |
| Asthma | 8.6% | 7.7–9.6% | 8.9% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 6.5% | 5.9–7.2% | 7.5% | better |
| Diabetes | 11.4% | 10–12.9% | 10.9% | about the same |
| COPD | 5.2% | 4.5–6.1% | 5.1% | about the same |
| Heart disease | 5.5% | 4.9–6.2% | 5.6% | about the same |
| Stroke | 3.1% | 2.7–3.4% | 3.1% | about the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 12% | 10.1–14% | 10.9% | about the same |
| Binge drink | 17.2% | 14.8–19.8% | 15.5% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 28% | 24.3–31.8% | 24.8% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 37.5% | 33.3–42.1% | 37.5% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 75.9% | 72.8–78.8% | 78% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 63.1% | 59.9–66.3% | 65.9% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 87.4% | 85.4–89.3% | 89.1% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 59.6% | 55–64.2% | 63.4% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 71.8% | 64.7–78.4% | 75.7% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 74.8% | 72–77.7% | 77.2% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 17.6% | 14.3–21.3% | 11.3% | worse |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 34.1% | 30.3–38.2% | 32.4% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 25.4% | 22.1–28.9% | 24% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 15.5% | 13.8–17.3% | 14.7% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 19.7% | 17.1–22.4% | 17.1% | about the same |
| Frequent physical distress | 13.3% | 11.7–14.9% | 12.2% | about the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 18.2% | 15–21.6% | 14.3% | worse |
| Housing insecurity | 15.6% | 13.1–18.2% | 12.3% | worse |
| Utility shut-off threat | 8.9% | 7.5–10.5% | 7% | worse |
| No reliable transportation | 9.4% | 7.9–10.9% | 7.4% | worse |
| Receive SNAP | 10.7% | 8.5–13.1% | 8.4% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 26.7% | 23.5–30% | 24.8% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 12.1% | 10.5–14% | 11.3% | |
| Thinking or memory | 13.4% | 11.7–15.2% | 11.5% | |
| Hearing | 5.8% | 5.2–6.5% | 5.7% | |
| Vision | 5.9% | 5.2–6.7% | 4.7% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 3.9% | 3.4–4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Errands alone | 7.4% | 6.4–8.4% | 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 Wharton 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 Wharton better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wharton directly, so these are its own figures.
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.