Health · Emerald

Emerald, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Emerald looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54013, 54002, 54017

Report card

How Emerald 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 Emerald adults…

34 of every 100 Emerald adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emerald, betterEmerald, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Emerald
WI 26.6%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.1% Emerald
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Emerald
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Emerald 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

Emerald 7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Emerald adults are doing

1 in 3Emerald adults feel lonely

29.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Emerald adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Emerald adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Emerald adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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

Emerald adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Emerald adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Emerald adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Emerald adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

10.9% of Emerald adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Emerald

Emerald 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.

36%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Baldwin37%

Erin Prairie37.1%

Cylon37.3%

Emerald37.8%

Glenwood38.1%

Care nearby

Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin · 8.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Family Health Center - Menomonie Dental CenterMenomonie · 24.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careEmerald is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEmerald is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthEmerald 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 Emerald. 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 Emerald

Measure	Emerald	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.9–38%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.9%	30.3–37.8%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.8%	32.2–43.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	26.6%	23.7–29.5%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.9%	19.9–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	7.1–10.7%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.3–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.8–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.9–7.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.7–17.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20.1%	17–23.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.3%	23.3–31.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	28.8–39%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.5–79.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	63.8–70.3%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.6–88.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	62.3–71.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	71.7–83.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.1–80.8%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.8–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25.4–33.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17.3–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.8–17.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	14.9–19.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.6–14.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.7–12.6%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.8%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.9%	9.1–12.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	26–33.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.3–15%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.5–14.8%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	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 Emerald door to door.

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

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