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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 5.2% | 27 | Top | 5.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 23.5% | 67 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 22.9% | 74 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.6% | 81 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 52 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2 | 82 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.6% | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 81.1% | 62 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.3% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 32 | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 11.9% | 34 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.5 | 26 | Top | 4.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.4 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 94.1 | 74 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.9 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 74.5 | 33 | Top | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 26.2% | 55 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 28.1% | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 20.5% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 89.5% | 72 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 26.6 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 42.0% | 46 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 88.9% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
| 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 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 22.5% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 82.7% | 4 | Top | 3.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 6.0% | 89 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 77.7% | 50 | Middle | 3.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 85.9% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.3 | 73 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -6.3% | 41 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 28.1% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 66.7% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
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 |