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Wylam

The Wylam neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Ensley community. It corresponds with the historical mining community of Wylam, which was an incorporated city from 1900 until it was annexed into Birmingham in 1910. It is adjacent to the City of Fairfield and the Birmingham neighborhoods of Sherman Heights and Ensley.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 20.3% 90 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 24.7% 75 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 74.4% 74 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.2% 27 Top 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 87.6% 62 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -24.6% 92 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 39.1% 94 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 15.7% 52 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 75.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 64.0% 98 Bottom 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 14 57 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 65.2% 33 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.3% 64 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2.4 25 Top 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.1 67 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 113 44 Middle 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 2.1% 79 Bottom 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.1% 74 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 58.5% 84 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 67.0% 87 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 87.4 67 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 17.6% 20 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 79.8% 67 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 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 26.4% 73 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 97.3% 71 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 8.7 17 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.1 66 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 12.8% 25 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 79.1 42 Middle 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 23.5% 75 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.4% 78 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 79 15 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 37.7% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Life Expectancy 68.2 78.8
Park Quality 73.3
Population 2,768 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
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