Health · Black Brook

Black Brook, WI health

On most measures Black Brook looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with arthritis (29.7% vs 26.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54005, 54001, 54007

BHealth Grade

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Black Brook’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Black Brook is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns and 54% of Wisconsin towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 58%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 54%

Towns with similar incomes, $77K–$129K (7,526)Healthier than 34%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Black Brook is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Black Brook 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 Wisconsin 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 Black Brook 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. Black Brook’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 Black Brook 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 Black Brook adults…

35 of every 100 Black Brook adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Black Brook, betterBlack Brook, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Black Brook
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Black Brook
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Black Brook
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Black Brook
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Black Brook 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

Black Brook 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Black Brook adults are doing

1 in 3Black Brook adults feel lonely

29.8% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Black Brook adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Black Brook adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Black Brook adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 9

Black Brook adults worry about having enough food

10.7% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Black Brook adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Black Brook adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Black Brook adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.2% of Black Brook adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Black Brook

Black Brook 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 Black Brook.

32.6%38.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Amery32.6%

Lincoln34.4%

Alden35.4%

Black Brook36.4%

Clear Lake36.4%

Cylon37.3%

Clear Lake37.3%

Care nearby

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 3.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceola · 18.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rice Lake Dental CenterRice Lake · 33 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBlack Brook is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBlack Brook is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBlack Brook 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 Black Brook. 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 Black Brook

Measure	Black Brook	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.7–38.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.9–41.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.4%	30.9–42.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.7%	26.9–32.7%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	20.2–26.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.3%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.3–8%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.7–16.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.5–22.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.9%	23.2–30.8%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.4%	25.1–34.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	74.1–80.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.2%	65.4–71.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85.4–88.4%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64.9–72.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.7%	75.5–85.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.3–81.6%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	6–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	26.1–33.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.8–22.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.8–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.4–19.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	12–15.1%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.7%	9–12.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.4–10%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.2%	9.4–12.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	27.1–34.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.4–15.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.5–14.5%	12.8%
Hearing	7.7%	6.9–8.5%	6.9%
Vision	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	7–8.8%	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 Black Brook door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Black Brook by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Black Brook 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.