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Smithfield

Smithfield is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Smithfield community. Originally developed by Joseph Riley Smith around 1882, it is west of downtown and adjacent to the neighborhoods of Fountain Heights, College Hills, Graymont, and North Titusville.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 17.7% 82 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 33.8% 48 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 99.0% 38 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 69.2% 87 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.2% 76 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -18.6% 82 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 18.4% 34 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 58.8% 1 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 79.5% 72 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 45.0% 71 Bottom 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 50.0% 13 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.6% 15 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 21.1% 8 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 13.3 53 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 1 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 55.9% 57 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.3% 84 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 45 96 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 5.6 98 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 1.7 95 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 175 9 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 34.4% 24 Top 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 31.4% 97 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 81.0% 93 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 67.1 46 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 13.1% 44 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 90.1% 18 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 9.8% 83 Bottom 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 22.7% 64 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 23.5 5 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 29 90 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 24.5% 71 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 249.7 94 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 25.3% 81 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.7% 70 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 80.3 11 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 46.7% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Life Expectancy 70 78.8
Park Quality 62.9
Population 1,593 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
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