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Central Park

Central Park neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It lies to the north of Village Creek and mainly south of Bessemer Road (U.S. Highway 11). Neighborhood landmarks include the Birmingham CrossPlex on the site of the former Alabama State Fairgrounds and the Five Points West Shopping Center to the northeast and Central Park in the southwest.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 11.0% 47 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 35.2% 43 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 72.0% 73 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -13.3% 70 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 27.7% 66 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 33.5% 6 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 80.3% 67 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 42.5% 59 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.9% 36 Middle 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 20.4 92 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 58.9% 48 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.7% 71 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 7.5 65 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 2 87 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1 61 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.4 73 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 150 22 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 10.1% 71 Bottom 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 53.3% 65 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 97.6 78 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 12.5% 49 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 70.2% 91 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 18.8% 49 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 84.2% 57 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 7.9 22 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 29.2 91 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.2% 74 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 23.2% 64 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 168.8 81 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 24.9% 79 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.7% 70 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 74.5 26 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 35.5% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 70.8 78.8
Park Quality 81.7
Population 3,902 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
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