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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

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 72.5 30 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.8% 42 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 28.7% 89 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 64.1 20 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 19.9% 45 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 15.7% 28 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.3 72 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.3 30 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 74.3% 47 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 36.5% 95 Bottom 5.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 92.6% 12 Top 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.5% 57 Middle 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 186.6 96 Bottom 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 50.9% 60 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 78.8% 90 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 0.0% 87 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 144 27 Top 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
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 57 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 3.1 32 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.7% 48 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 80.0% 10 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.4 76 Bottom 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 6.1 9 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 25.5% 55 Middle 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 45.1% 72 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 82.1% 63 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 32.5% 7 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 31.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -19.4% 85 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 87.7% 64 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.2% 27 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 23.3% 81 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.7% 79 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Population 1,387 210,616
Park Quality 77.5
Life Expectancy 70.2 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 31.8% 30.9%
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