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Wahouma

Wahouma is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. Centered around Wahouma Park, the neighborhood is bounded by 1st Avenue North to the south and I-59 to the north, from the I-20/59 split on the west to 80th Street on the east. It is encircled by the North East Lake, South East Lake, East Lake, South Woodlawn, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 27.2% 99 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 20.9% 83 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 99.1% 36 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 71.5% 77 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 89.3% 71 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -3.7% 35 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.1% 83 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 20.4% 34 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 89.8% 19 Top 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 46.3% 75 Bottom 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 57.1% 20 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.6% 30 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 8.6 17 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 50.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.5% 14 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 19.1 84 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.5 79 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.7 49 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 157 19 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 3.3% 77 Bottom 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 4.6% 84 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 50.2% 59 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 90.9 69 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 13.1% 44 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 80.5% 64 Middle 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 14.2% 90 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 33.7% 93 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 80.4% 53 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 9.3 14 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.5 18 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 29.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 258.8 95 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 36.7% 96 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 76.8 19 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 43.3% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 70.1 78.8
Park Quality 97.5
Population 1,359 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
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