Health · Mead

Mead, WI health

Mead differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.4% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (9.2% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54437, 54771, 54493

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 317 people are less certain, so we show Mead's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Mead 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 Mead adults…

34 of every 100 Mead adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mead, betterMead, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.3% Mead
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Mead
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Mead
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Mead
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mead 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mead 10.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Mead adults are doing

1 in 3Mead adults feel lonely

31.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Mead adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Mead adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Mead adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 7

Mead adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Mead adults worry about keeping their housing

10.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Mead adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Mead adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.9% of Mead adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Mead

Mead 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.

37.4%41.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Warner37.5%

Mead37.7%

Hendren37.8%

Reseburg38.2%

Butler39.5%

Care nearby

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 13.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville · 18.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo · 28.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 29.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Neillsville Dental CenterNeillsville · 19.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - AugustaAugusta · 21.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMead'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 Mead. 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 Mead

Measure	Mead	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.1%	30.4–37.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.6%	32.6–40.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	31.2–44.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.1–32.4%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.4–25.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.4%	13.5–19.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	10.8–14.2%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	7.9–10.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.5–9.5%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	15.8–21.4%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.3%	15.3–21.5%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.3%	28.5–38.1%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.8–38.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	71.1–78.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	59%	55.3–62.6%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.2%	81.1–85.3%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	65.6%	60.7–70.4%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	66.9–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.1–80.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	10.5%	8.6–12.8%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.7–36%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.5–25.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15–19%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.9%	18.7–25.2%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	13.8–17.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.3–17.6%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.7%	9–12.6%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.9%	13.5–18.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30–38.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.3–19.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	13.8–18%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	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 Mead door to door.

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

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