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Zion City

Zion City is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. It is bounded by Roebuck to the northeast and east, by North East Lake to the southeast and south, Airport Highlands and Brownsville Heights to the west, and Penfield Park to the northwest. The neighborhood was annexed into Birmingham about 1960. In recent times much southern end of the neighborhood has been purchased by the Birmingham Airport Authority for expansion and noise mitigation.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
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
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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 4.5% 3 Top 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 55.2% 7 Top 3.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 19.0% 11 Top 3.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 4.5% 20 Top 5.00
Age of Housing Housing 71.9% 21 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 0.0% 22 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 89.3% 22 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 27.3% 22 Top 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 12.8% 25 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 66.7% 29 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 11.6 30 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.7% 33 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6 33 Top 4.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 8.6% 40 Middle 5.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 7.1% 43 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 97.3% 44 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 4.2 44 Middle 4.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 20.7% 57 Middle 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 101.6 58 Middle 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.0% 59 Middle 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 29.8% 60 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 66 63 Middle 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.8 77 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 30.3 78 Bottom 4.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 101.6 80 Bottom 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 76.9% 82 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 6.0% 92 Bottom 4.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 66.9% 93 Bottom 3.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0 94 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 57.3% 96 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 6.3 99 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 46.0% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 73.4 78.8
Population 315 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
Park Quality 48.3
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