Health · Hendren

Hendren, WI health

Hendren differs from Wisconsin on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.3% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.9% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54493, 54456, 54437

Report card

How Hendren 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 Hendren adults…

39 of every 100 Hendren adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.3–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hendren, betterHendren, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.4% Hendren
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Hendren
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Hendren
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Hendren
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hendren 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hendren 9.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Hendren adults are doing

1 in 3Hendren adults feel lonely

29% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Hendren adults have been diagnosed with depression

21% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Hendren adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Hendren adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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

Hendren adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Hendren adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Hendren adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Hendren adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.8% of Hendren adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Hendren

Hendren 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.

33.9%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Eaton37.4%

Foster37.6%

Seif37.6%

Mead37.7%

Hendren37.8%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville · 12.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo · 25.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield · 27.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Neillsville Dental CenterNeillsville · 13.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - AugustaAugusta · 19.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHendren's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careHendren's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Clark County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthHendren's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 16 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 Hendren. 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 Hendren

Measure	Hendren	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.3–42.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.9%	35.6–44.3%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	37.8%	31.1–44.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	29.8–36.9%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21%	17.9–24.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11–16.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.7–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	10–12.1%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.3–16.3%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.7%	8.4–11.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.9–11.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.7%	15–20.7%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.4%	13.5–19.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.4%	28.6–38.4%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	25.9–37.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.3–81.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.1%	56.4–63.7%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.2–88.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	64.7–74.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	65.7–81.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.3%	78.4–83.9%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	9.3%	7.4–11.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	24.7–33.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.5–24%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.2–17%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.8–25.3%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.2–18.4%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	10.6–15.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.8–10.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.8%	11.4–16.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.8%	30.3–39.5%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.1%	15.6–20.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.2–16%	12.8%
Hearing	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	6.9%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	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 Hendren door to door.

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

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