Health · Pine River

Pine River, WI health

Pine River differs from Wisconsin on 10 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 (8.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54452 (all of Pine River)

CHealth Grade

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Pine River’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pine River is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressBMental distressDObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 34%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $82K–$137K (6,727)Healthier than 7%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Pine River is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Pine River could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wisconsin ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Pine River with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Pine River’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Pine River 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 Pine River adults…

37 of every 100 Pine River adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–40.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pine River, betterPine River, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Pine River
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Pine River
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Pine River
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Pine River
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pine River 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

Pine River 8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pine River adults are doing

1 in 3Pine River adults feel lonely

30.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pine River adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pine River adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pine River adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Pine River adults worry about having enough food

13% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Pine River adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Pine River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Pine River adults lack reliable transportation

7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.3% of Pine River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Pine River

Pine River 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.

35.6%43.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Ackley37.5%

Texas37.9%

Schley41.5%

Pine River42.4%

Scott42.4%

Merrill42.4%

Merrill43.6%

Care nearby

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 19.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health MerrillMerrill · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bridge Community Health Clinic WausauWausau · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePine River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePine River is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPine River's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 14 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 Pine River. 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 Pine River

Measure	Pine River	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.4–40.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.7–41.1%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.4%	36.4–48.5%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32%	28.9–35.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24.6%	21.4–28%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.2–16.5%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	11–14.2%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.5–9.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–8.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.5%	15.7–21.5%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	26.4–34.4%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28.1–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	75.1–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	62–68.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.4–87.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.1–72.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.7%	72.7–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.2–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.8–9.2%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.6–34.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	17–22.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.6–18.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	18.2–23%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13.1–16.4%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11.1–15%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.5–11.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	5–6.6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.2–7.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	12.4–16.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.8–38.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	14.4–18.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.6–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.1%	4.7–5.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	8.3–10.3%	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 Pine River door to door.

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

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