Roosevelt
Roosevelt (or Roosevelt-Cairo Village) is a neighborhood on the southwestern corner of Birmingham. From 1967 to 1988 it was incorporated as an independent municipality. After being annexed into Birmingham, it was made part of the city's neighboring Brownville community. The neighborhood adjoins West Brownville to the east and the cities of Midfield to the north, Brighton to the west, and Lipscomb to the south. It is divided by Valley Creek and includes the Cairo Village, Hudson Grove and Broadmoor subdivisions.
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 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 85.9% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 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 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.9 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 82.7% | 4 | Top | 3.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 28.1% | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 22.5% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 88.9% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.5 | 26 | Top | 4.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 5.2% | 27 | Top | 5.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 66.7% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 74.5 | 33 | Top | 4.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 11.9% | 34 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -6.3% | 41 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 42.0% | 46 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 77.7% | 50 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 20.5% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.3% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 26.2% | 55 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 81.1% | 62 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 28.1% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 23.5% | 67 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 32 | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 89.5% | 72 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.6% | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 52 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 26.6 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.3 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.4 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 22.9% | 74 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 94.1 | 74 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.6% | 81 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2 | 82 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 6.0% | 89 | Bottom | 3.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 25.7% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 71.9 | 78.8 |
| Population | 1,589 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 78.8 |