Health · Middle Inlet

Middle Inlet, WI health

Middle Inlet differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83.2% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (80.8% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.9% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54177, 54114

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 926 people are less certain, so we show Middle Inlet's figures without a grade.

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How Middle Inlet 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 Middle Inlet adults…

41 of every 100 Middle Inlet adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.4–45.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Middle Inlet, betterMiddle Inlet, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.5% Middle Inlet
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Middle Inlet
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Middle Inlet
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Middle Inlet
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Middle Inlet 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Middle Inlet 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Middle Inlet adults are doing

1 in 4Middle Inlet adults feel lonely

28% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Middle Inlet adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Middle Inlet adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Middle Inlet adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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

Middle Inlet adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Middle Inlet adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Middle Inlet adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Middle Inlet adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13% of Middle Inlet adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Middle Inlet

Middle Inlet 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 Middle Inlet.

37.4%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Wagner37.9%

Lake38%

Wausaukee38%

Middle Inlet38.3%

Stephenson38.9%

Care nearby

Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bellin Health Oconto HospitalOconto · 28.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hshs St. Clare Memorial HospitalOconto Falls · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 35.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Menominee Family Health CenterMenominee · 20.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - MarinetteMarinette · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMiddle Inlet's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marinette County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careMiddle Inlet is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMiddle Inlet's county is a federal shortage area.Marinette 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 Middle Inlet. 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 Middle Inlet

Measure	Middle Inlet	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.4%	37.4–45.5%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	37.2–45.6%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	31.7–45%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35.2%	31.7–38.7%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.6%	19.4–26%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.2–15.1%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.7–13.1%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	14.1–19.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.3%	13.5–19.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.5%	26.8–36%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	25.1–36.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.7–83.7%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.8–68.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.4–90.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	73.7%	69.1–77.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.5–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.2%	80.5–85.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6.1–9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	23.9–32.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.1–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13–16.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.1%	18.3–24.2%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14–17.8%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.8–14.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13%	11–15.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	35.8%	31.7–40.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	16–20.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.7–15%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.3%	6.9%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	9%	7.9–10.1%	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 Middle Inlet door to door.

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

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