Fountain Heights
Fountain Heights is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Northside community. It is separated from the Enon Ridge and Evergreen neighborhoods to the north by I-65 and 17th Avenue North; from the Central City neighborhood to the east by 19th Street North; from the Five Points South neighborhoods to the south by the Railroad Reservation; and from the Smithfield neighborhood to the west by I-65. The neighborhood includes the former area of "Little Korea" or "Newmongo" north of 8th Avenue, and the northwestern section of downtown Birmingham, including the Civil Rights District surrounding Kelly Ingram Park.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 2.8% | 99 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 58.7 | 98 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.2 | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 31.1% | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 66.6% | 94 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 14.8% | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 29.8% | 92 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 219.7 | 91 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.6% | 89 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 67.5% | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.9 | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.5% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 43.8% | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 1.6% | 81 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 16.8% | 80 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.4% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 22.7% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 21.1% | 60 | Middle | 5.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 75.9% | 57 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.6 | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 61.5 | 39 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 99.1% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 70.0% | 33 | Top | 2.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 38.9% | 30 | Top | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.7% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.6% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 70.5% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.1 | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.1% | 15 | Top | 3.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 30.2% | 10 | Top | 4.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 81 | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 180 | 8 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.7% | 5 | Top | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 44.7 | 4 | Top | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 47.8% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 69.6 | 78.8 |
| Population | 2,147 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 93.7 |