Health · Bevent

Bevent, WI health

On most measures Bevent looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.7% vs 6.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with high cholesterol (37.6% vs 34.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54440, 54473

Report card

How Bevent compares with Wisconsin

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 Bevent adults…

35 of every 100 Bevent adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bevent, betterBevent, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Bevent
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Bevent
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Bevent
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Bevent
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bevent 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bevent adults are doing

1 in 4Bevent adults feel lonely

28.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Bevent adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bevent adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Bevent adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · Wisconsin 15.5% · 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

Bevent adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Bevent adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 21

Bevent adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 18

Bevent adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · WI 6.7% · better

10.7% of Bevent adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

30%

of Bevent adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Bevent

Bevent 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.

35.1%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Kronenwetter35.1%

Guenther36.2%

Sharon36.4%

Bevent37.1%

Reid37.4%

Franzen40.1%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & ClinicsStevens Point · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Riverview Hospital & ClinicsWisconsin Rapids · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - Stevens PointStevens Point · 15.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health Grand AvenueWausau · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBevent is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBevent is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBevent 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 Bevent. 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 Bevent

Measure	Bevent	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	31.6–37.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.6%	34.5–40.7%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	32.8–41.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	25.7–30.7%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.1%	21.4–26.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.1–13.3%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.5–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11%	9.7–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7%	6–7.9%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.7–17.1%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.2%	16.7–21.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	23.7–30.8%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	27.5–35.8%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	75.3–80.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.9%	63.9–69.8%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.7–88.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	63.1–70.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	72.6–83.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.9–80.9%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.8–8.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	25.1–32.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	17–22.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.5–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.6–20.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.9–14.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.7–12.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.1–9.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4–5.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	5–6.6%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	10.7%	8.8–12.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30%	26.8–33.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.6–15.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	11–14%	12.8%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	6.9%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.7–8.6%	7.9%

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 Bevent door to door.

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

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

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