Health · Knight

Knight, WI health

Knight differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.2% vs 8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54536, 54565, 54534

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 161 people are less certain, so we show Knight's figures without a grade.

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How Knight 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 Knight adults…

38 of every 100 Knight adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Knight, betterKnight, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Knight
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.1% Knight
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Knight
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Knight
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Knight 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Knight 6.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Knight adults are doing

1 in 3Knight adults feel lonely

28.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Knight adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Knight adults lack social or emotional support

18.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Knight adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · 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 10

Knight adults worry about having enough food

9.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Knight adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 21

Knight adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 18

Knight adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11% of Knight adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing10%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Knight

Knight 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 Knight.

34.4%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Knight34.4%

Mercer34.7%

Carey35%

Kimball35.1%

Pence36%

Saxon39.7%

Agenda40.3%

Jacobs40.8%

Care nearby

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 18.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 41.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - HurleyHurley · 14.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKnight's county is a federal shortage area.Iron County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careKnight's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthKnight's county is a federal shortage area.Ashland/Bayfield/Douglas/Iron/Sawyer/Washburn Counties · 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 Knight. 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 Knight

Measure	Knight	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	33.8–42.8%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.7–42.8%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	27.1–42.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34%	30.1–37.9%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.7%	18.3–25.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.5–16%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	10.8–13.3%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.2–9.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.3–10.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	11.9–17.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	13.9–20%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	24.5–34.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.1%	23.3–35.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77–83.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.2–68.3%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.7%	88–91.2%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	67.9%	63–72.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.7%	72.6–85.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	79.9–85.4%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.2%	4.9–7.9%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.9%	24.3–34.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.3%	15.2–21.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	12.5–16.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.3–22.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	12.9–17%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.9%	7.9–12.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.4–9.5%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4–5.7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.9–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11%	8.7–13.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	27.8–37.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.3–19.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.6–14.1%	12.8%
Hearing	10%	8.8–11.3%	6.9%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.4–9.9%	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 Knight door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Knight by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Knight by how much of its land each one covers (66% of the town has data).

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.