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West Goldwire

West Goldwire is a neighborhood in the Grasselli community of Birmingham. It is located in the southwestern potion of the city and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Tarpley City, Oxmoor, Garden Highlands, and Industrial Center.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 25.9% 73 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 50.0% 4 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.7% 24 Top 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 85.9% 1 Top 3.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 43.8% 16 Top 3.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.0% 89 Bottom 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
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 64.7% 84 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.3% 52 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.2% 82 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.3 45 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.9% 38 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 10.3% 18 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.2% 55 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6 54 Middle 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 1 Top 4.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 75.9 59 Middle 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 6 8 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 62.5 18 Top 4.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 44.5% 10 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 66.7% 24 Top 2.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 32 72 Bottom 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 83 Bottom 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 73.6% 83 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.9% 20 Top 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 49 76 Bottom 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.7 27 Top 4.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 5.1% 22 Top 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 2.7% 15 Top 5.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 1.4% 5 Top 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.6 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 40.3% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 74.7 78.8
Population 360 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
Park Quality 58.8
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