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
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
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 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.8 | 1 | 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 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 8.4% | 4 | Top | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 8.3% | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 20.3% | 9 | Top | 3.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 91.5% | 13 | Top | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 17.5% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 26.8% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 11.6% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 6.4% | 23 | Top | 5.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.1% | 23 | Top | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 88.6% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 7.2% | 28 | Top | 5.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 37.5% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 8.2% | 36 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.8 | 37 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 8.5% | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -7.0% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 64 | 43 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 79.0% | 44 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 80.0% | 44 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 5 | 48 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 57.6% | 53 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 18.8% | 53 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 53 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.2 | 55 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 13.1% | 59 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.4% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 84.7% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 26.1 | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 7.2% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 8.4 | 68 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.3 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.4% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 90.5% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 170.4 | 82 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.8% | 84 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 36 | 85 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 26.3 | 88 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 23.9% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 73.6 | 78.8 |
| Population | 4,741 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.4 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 77.5 |