Health · Molitor

Molitor, WI health

Molitor differs from Wisconsin on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.6% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (7.8% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54451, 54490

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 284 people are less certain, so we show Molitor's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Molitor 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 Molitor adults…

36 of every 100 Molitor adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Molitor, betterMolitor, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Molitor
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Molitor
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Molitor
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Molitor
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Molitor 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

Molitor 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Molitor adults are doing

1 in 3Molitor adults feel lonely

30.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Molitor adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Molitor adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Molitor adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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

Molitor adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Molitor adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Molitor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Molitor adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.2% of Molitor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Molitor

Molitor 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.

40.1%45.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Grover43.1%

Hammel43.5%

Molitor44.2%

Chelsea44.3%

Westboro45.2%

Care nearby

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 28.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 32.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 40.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Medford Dental CenterMedford · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Dental CenterLadysmith · 32.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMolitor's county is a federal shortage area.Taylor County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careMolitor is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMolitor's county is a federal shortage area.Taylor County · need score 13 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 Molitor. 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 Molitor

Measure	Molitor	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.7%	32–39.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.6%	32.8–40.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	44.2%	37.9–50.7%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	29.8%	26.8–33%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22%	18.9–25.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.1–16.3%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.3%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.9%	10.5–13.6%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.9–18.4%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18%	15.1–21.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	26.9–35.4%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	27.7–38.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.5–81.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.8–68.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.6–87.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.8%	64.2–73%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.9%	74.6–86.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.3–82.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.4–35.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.6–22.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.5–18.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	17.3–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.9–16.3%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.8–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.9–10.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.7–6.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.8–7.6%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	11.3–15.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.9%	29.1–36.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.9%	13.9–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	12.2–15.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.9%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	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 Molitor door to door.

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

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