Health · Pence

Pence, WI health

Pence differs from Wisconsin on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.7% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54550, 54534

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 184 people are less certain, so we show Pence's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Pence 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 Pence adults…

36 of every 100 Pence adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.2–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pence, betterPence, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.6% Pence
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Pence
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Pence
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Pence
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pence 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pence 7.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pence adults are doing

1 in 3Pence adults feel lonely

30.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pence adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pence adults lack social or emotional support

19.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pence adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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

Pence adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Pence adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Pence adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Pence adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.1% of Pence adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing9%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Pence

Pence 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 Pence.

34.4%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Knight34.4%

Carey35%

Kimball35.1%

Pence36%

Montreal36.5%

Care nearby

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 11.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 30.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 32.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 42.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - HurleyHurley · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPence'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 Pence. 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 Pence

Measure	Pence	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.2–40.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.5–41.1%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	28.6–43.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.3–35.5%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	19.7–26.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9–13.7%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.8–15.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.4–10%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.7–19.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.2%	15–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.6%	25.6–35.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.1%	24.1–36.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.8–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.6–68.7%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.2–88.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.6–70.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.3–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.2–83.7%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.8–9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.5–35.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.2%	16.1–22.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14–18.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.6–23.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.2–17.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	10.1–14.9%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	7.9–11.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5–6.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.1%	11.6–16.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28.1–37.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14.1–18.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.1%	6.9%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	8–10.4%	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 Pence door to door.

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

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