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Huffman

The Huffman neighborhood is a part of northeast Birmingham's Huffman community. The original community, known as Oak Grove, was founded by a group of settlers who traveled down the Georgia Road from Virginia and South Carolina in the early 1820's. The Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad began running through Jones Valley in the 1870s. Huffman, accessible through Sadler's Gap, was not a site for mining or manufacturing, but the overall growth of the area around Birmingham boosted the community. Huffman was annexed into Birmingham in 1954, and enjoyed improved services, followed by development of the Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending 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
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 8.4% 4 Top 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 93.2% 11 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 2.0% 11 Top 5.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 21.4% 14 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 7.9 15 Top 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 2.9% 16 Top 5.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 28.6 18 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 26.8% 18 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 54.6% 18 Top 2.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 29.0% 19 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 12.7% 24 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 68.1 24 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.2% 26 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 88.1% 27 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 16.0% 27 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 40.0% 29 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 6.2% 32 Top 5.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.1% 33 Top 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 27.4% 34 Middle 3.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -6.0% 39 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.2 40 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 81.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.8% 40 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 16.3% 50 Middle 4.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 58.4% 50 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 11.8% 52 Middle 3.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6 54 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.3 56 Middle 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.4% 64 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.0% 64 Middle 4.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 32.8 71 Bottom 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.4 75 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 31.6% 76 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 56.8% 84 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 31 87 Bottom 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 0.7 89 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 18.0% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 74.5 78.8
Population 4,859 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
Park Quality 59.9
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