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Kingston

Kingston is a neighborhood in the East Birmingham community of Birmingham. It has historically been a primary African-American neighborhood. Locaated near the Birmingahm-Shuttlesworth International Airport, adjacent neighborhoods include Woodlawn, Inglenook, East Birmingham, and North Avondale.

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
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 18.5 8 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.3% 16 Top 4.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 30.8% 17 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 10 24 Top 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 141 31 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 20.3% 35 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.3% 39 Middle 3.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.4 42 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 98.3% 42 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 59 43 Middle 4.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 84.6% 45 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 5.8% 46 Middle 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 20.0% 50 Middle 3.00
Business Retention Economic Health -9.4% 53 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 73.3 54 Middle 4.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 4.2 56 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 58 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 54.2% 63 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 112.3 64 Middle 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 57.7% 68 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 9.6 71 Bottom 4.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 2.7% 71 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 17.7% 72 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.4 73 Bottom 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 25.5% 76 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 28.3% 82 Bottom 5.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 19.8% 88 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 68.0% 89 Bottom 3.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.9% 91 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 69.3% 92 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 33.7% 95 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 3.6% 96 Bottom 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 95.8% 97 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 42.2% 97 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 25.0% 98 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 50.7% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.1 78.8
Population 2,302 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Park Quality 80.7
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