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Central Park

Central Park neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It lies to the north of Village Creek and mainly south of Bessemer Road (U.S. Highway 11). Neighborhood landmarks include the Birmingham CrossPlex on the site of the former Alabama State Fairgrounds and the Five Points West Shopping Center to the northeast and Central Park in the southwest.

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
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
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
Commute Mode Share Transportation 33.5% 6 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 150 22 Top 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 7.9 22 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 74.5 26 Top 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.9% 36 Middle 4.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 35.2% 43 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 11.0% 47 Middle 5.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 58.9% 48 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 18.8% 49 Middle 5.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 12.5% 49 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 84.2% 57 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 42.5% 59 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1 61 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 23.2% 64 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 53.3% 65 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 7.5 65 Middle 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 27.7% 66 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 80.3% 67 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.7% 70 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -13.3% 70 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.7% 71 Bottom 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 10.1% 71 Bottom 3.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 72.0% 73 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.4 73 Bottom 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.2% 74 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 97.6 78 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 24.9% 79 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 168.8 81 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 2 87 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 29.2 91 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 70.2% 91 Bottom 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 20.4 92 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 35.5% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.8 78.8
Population 3,902 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Park Quality 81.7
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