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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 26.3 | 88 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 36 | 85 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.8% | 84 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 170.4 | 82 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 90.5% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.4% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.3 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 8.4 | 68 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 26.1 | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 7.2% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 84.7% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.4% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 13.1% | 59 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.2 | 55 | 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 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 5 | 48 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 79.0% | 44 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 80.0% | 44 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 64 | 43 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -7.0% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 8.5% | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.8 | 37 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 37.5% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 8.2% | 36 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 7.2% | 28 | Top | 5.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 88.6% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 6.4% | 23 | Top | 5.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.1% | 23 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 26.8% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 11.6% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 17.5% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 91.5% | 13 | 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 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 8.4% | 4 | Top | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |