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Health in Bone Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bone Lake residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Bone Lake, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54837, 54853. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Bone Lake

Heart disease, COPD and arthritis run high in Bone Lake

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.5%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. 1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.3%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. Arthritis is also above the state: 33.4%, vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. In all, Bone Lake runs above Wisconsin on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 40% of residents are 65 or older (Wisconsin 19%), and heart disease, COPD and arthritis are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Bone Lake, and more people treating it

38.6% of adults have high blood pressure (Wisconsin 33.3%), but 81.5% of them take medicine for it, vs 77.8% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Wisconsin figure falls outside Bone Lake’s likely range; Bone Lake’s figures come from ZIP codes 54837, 54853, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bone Lake adults…

Bone Lake runs above WI on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Bone Lake adults have heart disease
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.6–9.4%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Why age matters here

Bone Lake is an older town: 40% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Wisconsin. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Bone Lake as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Bone Lake40%
Wisconsin19%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bone Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

79%Yearly checkupWI 78%
66%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
71%Colon screeningWI 69%
81%MammogramWI 80%
82%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bone Lake 7.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Bone Lake

No hospital or community health center in Bone Lake itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCumberland Memorial HospitalCumberland · 14.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Croix Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theCumberland · 15.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.1 mi
Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Cumberland · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.6 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
7 sites · nearest in Cumberland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.9 mi
St. Croix Regional Medical Center
Saint Croix Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.8 mi
Burnett Medical Center
Grantsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.1 mi
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.7 mi
Family Health Center - Rice Lake Dental Center
Rice Lake · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBone Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBone Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBone Lake is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bone Lake; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 29%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.7%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 17.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bone Lake, betterBone Lake, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Bone Lake gets moving

14 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Bone Lake adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Bone Lake adults feel lonely
29.3% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Bone Lake adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Bone Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.4% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Bone Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Bone Lake adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Bone Lake adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 12
Bone Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 19
Bone Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Bone Lake adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

12.2% of Bone Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Bone Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Georgetown: 36.6%McKinley: 38.6%Luck: 36.5%Clam Falls: 36.8%Apple River: 35.6%Milltown: 37.1%Johnstown: 38.3%Maple Plain: 39%Lorain: 36.8%Luck: 35.1%Laketown: 36.5%Frederic: 36%West Sweden: 37.2%Lewis: 36.6%Siren: 40%La Follette: 37.4%Daniels: 39.8%Bone Lake: 36.6%Bone LakeGeorgetownMcKinleyLuckClam FallsCumberland Memorial Hospital · Cumberland · 14.1 miHSt. Croix Regional Medical Center · Saint Croix Falls · 19.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Luck36.5%
Bone Lake36.6%
Georgetown36.6%
Clam Falls36.8%
McKinley38.6%
WI37.7%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
GeorgetownB−36.6%13.6%15.3%ZIP codes
McKinley————
Luck————
Clam Falls————

McKinley, Luck and Clam Falls: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Bone Lake

Why doesn’t Bone Lake have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Bone Lake.

What hospital is closest to Bone Lake?

Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Cumberland, 14.1 miles in a straight line from Bone Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Bone Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.