Health · Bruce

Bruce, WI health

Bruce differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.1% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.2% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bruce

Report card

How Bruce 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 Bruce adults…

38 of every 100 Bruce adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bruce, betterBruce, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.7% Bruce
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Bruce
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Bruce
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Bruce
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bruce 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bruce 8.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bruce adults are doing

1 in 3Bruce adults feel lonely

31.1% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Bruce adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bruce adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Bruce adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 8

Bruce adults worry about having enough food

13.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Bruce adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Bruce adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Bruce adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.4% of Bruce adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Bruce

Bruce 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.

38.7%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Bruce40.4%

Stubbs40.8%

Atlanta41.2%

Thornapple41.5%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 8.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake · 23.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 27.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterLadysmith · 8.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Dental CenterLadysmith · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBruce's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rusk County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careBruce's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rusk county · need score 7 of 25

! Mental healthBruce's county is a federal shortage area.Rusk County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bruce. 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 Bruce

Measure	Bruce	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	33.8–42%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.6–41.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	33–48.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.3–36.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.5%	20–27.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.3–11.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.8–15.8%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.8–10.8%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	13.9–20.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17%	14–20.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.7%	25.9–36.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26.3–38.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.1–82.8%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.2%	58.5–65.8%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.1%	83.9–88.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	63.9–73.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.2–83.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.1%	78.4–83.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.2–10.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26–36.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	16.7–23.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.4–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	18.2–25%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.1%	10.4–16.1%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8–11.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.1–8.5%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.4–18.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	35.5%	30.9–40.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.1–20.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.7–16.9%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	6.9%
Vision	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	10%	8.6–11.6%	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 Bruce door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bruce directly, so these are its own figures.

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.