East Birmingham
East Birmingham is bounded to the north by Harriman Park and Inglenook, to the east by Kingston, to the south by North Avondale, and to the west by Central City and Norwood. It is divided by railroad tracks, by I-59/20, and by Village Creek. W. C. Patton Park is the primary public space in the neighborhood, which is largely industrial with residential streets clustered in the southeast corner.
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 18.5% | 85 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 28.0% | 81 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 42.5% | 99 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.7% | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 121 | 37 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 22.8% | 23 | Top | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 20.3 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.2% | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.5% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 88.5 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 4.4 | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 349.6 | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 33.4% | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 131.3 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.4 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 92.9 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.7 | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 86.0% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.9% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 33.6% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 37.5% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 80.0% | 69 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.6% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 18.3 | 6 | Top | 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 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 74.1% | 80 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 74.4% | 65 | Middle | 3.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 15.9% | 27 | Top | 3.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -27.4% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 36.7% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 33.3% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 4.4 | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 52.5% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 69.5 | 78.8 |
| Population | 225 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 96.9 |