East Birmingham
East Birmingham is bounded to the north by Harriman Park and Inglenook, to the east by Kingston, to the south by North Avondale, and to the west by Central City and Norwood. It is divided by railroad tracks, by I-59/20, and by Village Creek. W. C. Patton Park is the primary public space in the neighborhood, which is largely industrial with residential streets clustered in the southeast corner.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
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 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 88.5 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 18.3 | 6 | Top | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 20.3 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.9% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 22.8% | 23 | Top | 4.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 15.9% | 27 | Top | 3.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.6% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 121 | 37 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 37.5% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 36.7% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 86.0% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.7% | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.7 | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 74.4% | 65 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 80.0% | 69 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 92.9 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.5% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 74.1% | 80 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.2% | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 28.0% | 81 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 18.5% | 85 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 33.4% | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 33.6% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 4.4 | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 33.3% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 4.4 | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -27.4% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 349.6 | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 131.3 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 42.5% | 99 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.4 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 52.5% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 69.5 | 78.8 |
| Population | 225 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 96.9 |