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