Health · Pilsen

Pilsen, WI health

Pilsen differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54806, 54847, 54856

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 235 people are less certain, so we show Pilsen's figures without a grade.

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How Pilsen 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 Pilsen adults…

37 of every 100 Pilsen adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.6–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pilsen, betterPilsen, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.4% Pilsen
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Pilsen
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Pilsen
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Pilsen
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pilsen 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

Pilsen 7.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pilsen adults are doing

1 in 3Pilsen adults feel lonely

31.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pilsen adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pilsen adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pilsen adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Pilsen adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Pilsen adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Pilsen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Pilsen adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.5% of Pilsen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Pilsen

Pilsen 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 Pilsen.

38.5%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Iron River38.5%

Keystone39.7%

Pilsen40.4%

Barksdale40.9%

Eileen40.9%

Care nearby

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 34.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors · 39.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 44.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - Iron RiverIron River · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 42.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePilsen is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePilsen is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPilsen'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 Pilsen. 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 Pilsen

Measure	Pilsen	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.6–40.5%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.8–41%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	34.4–46.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.1%	27.2–33.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	25%	21.9–28.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.9–14.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–10.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.6–15%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	13.7–18.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.1%	14.5–20%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.4%	25.3–33.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.3–37.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.2–81.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.5%	61.2–67.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.4–87.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.1%	65.6–74%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	70.2–82.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.9–82.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	27.1–35.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.2–22.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.5–18%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20%	17.6–22.6%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.3–16.7%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	11–15%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.5–11.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.3–7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.5%	12.4–16.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29.3–37.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	14.1–18.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.3–15.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–5.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	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 Pilsen door to door.

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

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