Health · Crescent

Crescent, WI health

Crescent differs from Wisconsin on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 6.6%) and more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54501 (all of Crescent)

Report card

How Crescent 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 Crescent adults…

37 of every 100 Crescent adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Crescent, betterCrescent, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Crescent
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Crescent
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Crescent
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Crescent
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Crescent 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

Crescent 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Crescent adults are doing

1 in 3Crescent adults feel lonely

31.8% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Crescent adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Crescent adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Crescent adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Crescent adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Crescent adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Crescent adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Crescent adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.7% of Crescent adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Crescent

Crescent 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%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Crescent36%

Pelican36%

Newbold36.2%

Woodboro36.5%

Rhinelander37.2%

Harrison40%

Care nearby

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 6.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterRhinelander · 4.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Dental CenterRhinelander · 4.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCrescent is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCrescent is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthCrescent 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 Crescent. 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 Crescent

Measure	Crescent	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	33.9–41%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.5–40.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	30.8–41.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.9–33.9%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.6–28.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.5–14%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.6–15%	11.4%	worse
COPD	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.3–17.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.3–21.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	24–31.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.2–38.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.8–82%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.4–66.8%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.5–88.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70%	65.8–73.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	73.2–84.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.6–82.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	6–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	27.7–36%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.5–22.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.1–17.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.9–21.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.4–16.8%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.5–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.6–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	10.9–14.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	29.3–36.7%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	14.2–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.4%	7.6–9.5%	6.9%
Vision	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	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 Crescent door to door.

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

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