Health · Tipler

Tipler, WI health

Tipler differs from Wisconsin on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.3% vs 19%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.4% vs 9.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.3% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54542 (all of Tipler)

Report card

How Tipler 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 Tipler adults…

46 of every 100 Tipler adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 42.4–49.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tipler, betterTipler, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Tipler
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Tipler
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Tipler
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Tipler
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tipler 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tipler 6.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Tipler adults are doing

1 in 4Tipler adults feel lonely

27.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Tipler adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Tipler adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Tipler adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · Wisconsin 15.5% · better

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 10

Tipler adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Tipler adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 22

Tipler adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 18

Tipler adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · WI 6.7% · better

11.1% of Tipler adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing11.7%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Tipler

Tipler 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%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Florence37.8%

Tipler38.5%

Alvin38.5%

Long Lake38.5%

Stambaugh39.7%

Care nearby

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 10.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 28 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 28.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River · 30.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 10.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterRhinelander · 42.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTipler's county is a federal shortage area.Florence County · need score 18 of 25

✓ Dental careTipler is not a shortage area

! Mental healthTipler's county is a federal shortage area.Florence County · need score 12 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 Tipler. 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 Tipler

Measure	Tipler	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	42.4–49.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	44.8%	41.1–48.5%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.5%	33–44.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	39%	35.9–42.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.2%	18.7–23.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	11.3–15.7%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.6%	12.5–14.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	16.6%	14.8–18.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	11.3%	10.3–12.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.9–5.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13.3–17.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	19%	better
Get no exercise	32.4%	28.2–36.7%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	27.4–36.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.9%	80.6–85%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	64.6%	61.6–67.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.1%	90–92%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	73.5%	69.7–77%	69.4%	better
Mammogram	78.1%	72.2–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85%	83–86.9%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.7–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.6%	24.2–31.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	17–21.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	12–14.8%	15.5%	better
Fair or poor health	21.8%	19.1–24.4%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.9–18.5%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8.6–11.9%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.9–5%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.9–6.2%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	11.1%	9.4–12.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	37.2%	33.4–41.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	17.7–22.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.8–13.5%	12.8%
Hearing	11.7%	10.6–12.8%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9%	8.1–10.1%	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 Tipler door to door.

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

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