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Roebuck

Roebuck is a large neighborhood in Birmingham's Roebuck-South East Lake community. It borders Roebuck Springs and Huffman across Parkway East to the east, Killough Springs across Five Mile Creek to the north, and North East Lake to the south. To the west of Roebuck lie Maple Grove, Penfield Park, and Zion City. Roebuck-Hawkins Park occupies the southernmost end of the neighborhood.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 8.2% 36 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 37.5% 36 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 84.7% 66 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.0% 44 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.5% 78 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -7.0% 42 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 8.3% 9 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 13.1% 59 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 88.6% 25 Top 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 46.4% 76 Bottom 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 80.0% 44 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.8% 84 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 11.8 37 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 1 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 57.6% 53 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.1% 23 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 8.4 68 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 53 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.3 73 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 36 85 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 18.8% 53 Middle 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 7.2% 66 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 26.8% 21 Top 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 64 43 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 20.3% 9 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 91.5% 13 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.4% 64 Middle 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 6.4% 23 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 17.5% 14 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 5 48 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.1 66 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.5% 39 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 11.6% 21 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 170.4 82 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 7.2% 28 Top 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 8.4% 4 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 26.3 88 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 23.9% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 73.6 78.8
Park Quality 77.5
Population 4,741 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
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