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Hooper City

Hooper City is a neighborhood in the North Birmingham community which stretches along the northern edges of the city on either side of Coalburg Road west of I-65 between the City of Fultondale and the Jefferson County Forestdale community. The neighborhood borders Fairmont to the southeast, Acipco-Finley and Thomas to the south, and Smithfield Estates to the west. Much of the neighborhood is undeveloped, with no schools or public buildings within its borders.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 11.4% 50 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 60.1% 7 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 87.5% 64 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 70.8% 83 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.7% 81 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -2.8% 33 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 24.6% 49 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 15.4% 53 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 82.6% 62 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 41.4% 53 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 42.9% 11 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.9% 14 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 28.0% 92 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 10.1 25 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 40.0% 88 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.7% 16 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 36.6 94 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 3 89 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.5 81 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 8 97 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 1.1% 84 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 63.6% 81 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 190.6 97 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.7% 36 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 88.1% 27 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 3.9% 75 Bottom 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 31.3% 90 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 69.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 2.4 75 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.9 63 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 60.8% 7 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 25.6% 77 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 122.8 67 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 22.4% 72 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.9% 63 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 33.8 68 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 25.9% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 72.1 78.8
Park Quality 60.8
Population 664 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
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