Central Pratt
The Central Pratt neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Pratt community. Annexed into Birmingham in 1910, the neighborhood includes the former site of the Pratt Slope No. 1 coal mine and coke ovens, as well as the Pratt convict cemetery, west of what is now Howze-Sanford Park.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 186.6 | 96 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 36.5% | 95 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 78.8% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 28.7% | 89 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -19.4% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 23.3% | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 16.7% | 79 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.4 | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 31.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 45.1% | 72 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 26.3 | 72 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 75.8% | 65 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 87.7% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 82.1% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 50.9% | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 10.5% | 57 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 25.5% | 55 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.2 | 55 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.7 | 49 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.7% | 48 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 74.3% | 47 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 19.9% | 45 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.8% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.1 | 32 | Top | 4.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 72.5 | 30 | Top | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 6.3 | 30 | Top | 4.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 15.7% | 28 | Top | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 83.2% | 27 | Top | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 144 | 27 | Top | 4.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 64.1 | 20 | Top | 4.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 92.6% | 12 | Top | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 80.0% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.1 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 32.5% | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 31.8% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 70.2 | 78.8 |
| Population | 1,387 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.1 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 77.5 |