Glen Iris
Glen Iris is a historical neighborhood in Birmingham's Southside community. The neighborhood centers around Glen Iris Park, a central park with 20 residential lots of two acres each. The park was created by Robert Jemison Sr, who around 1901 envisioned and developed a highly exclusive place for Birmingham's most prominate citizens to live. Most of the homes were built between 1901 and 1940, with some homes being built on open lots in later years. Each home surrounded the park, which contained trails and green space for the residents to enjoy.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 33.8% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.4 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 89.8% | 5 | Top | 3.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 20.2% | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.2% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 93.2% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 1.7% | 11 | Top | 5.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 65.1% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 21.8% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.6% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.5% | 15 | Top | 5.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.6 | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 43.2% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 66.7% | 24 | Top | 2.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 6.2% | 32 | Top | 5.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.2 | 35 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 78 | 38 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 70.0% | 41 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 6.4% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.4% | 46 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.7 | 47 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 4.9 | 49 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.1% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 42.2% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.2 | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.3% | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.9 | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 14.7% | 63 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.1% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 23.6% | 65 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -12.2% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 60 | 69 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 80.3% | 70 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.7% | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 4.8% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 5.5% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 24.3 | 92 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 60.6% | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 32.4% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 75.4 | 78.8 |
| Population | 9,828 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.6 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 77.4 |