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

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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