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Germania Park

Germania Park is a neighborhood at the western end of Birmingham's West End community. It is centered around N. H. Price Elementary School and runs from approximately Pearson Avenue Southwest and 24th Street Southwest/South Park Road to the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks at 31st Street Southwest and Jefferson Avenue.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 51.8 50 Middle 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 9.8% 36 Middle 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 87.6 51 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 21.0% 52 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 1.4% 64 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24 42 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 5.1 47 Middle 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 60.2% 30 Top 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 18.2% 44 Middle 5.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 81.8% 57 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.8% 86 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 85.9 66 Middle 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 47.3% 56 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 1.9% 80 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 121 37 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.2 66 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 4.5 46 Middle 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.4% 65 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 79.0% 13 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 64 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 21.5 97 Bottom 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 24.6% 45 Middle 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 44.8% 70 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.2% 54 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 20.8% 33 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 33.7% 89 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -11.6% 63 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 87.0% 61 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 85.5% 17 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 82.4% 69 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 23.8% 80 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.2% 75 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Population 2,431 210,616
Park Quality 77.9
Life Expectancy 69.7 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 32.4% 30.9%
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