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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.4 | 99 | 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 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 349.6 | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 4.4 | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -27.4% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 33.3% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 4.4 | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 33.6% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 33.4% | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 18.5% | 85 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 28.0% | 81 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.2% | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 74.1% | 80 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.5% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 92.9 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 80.0% | 69 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 74.4% | 65 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.7 | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.7% | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 86.0% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 37.5% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 36.7% | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 121 | 37 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.6% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 15.9% | 27 | Top | 3.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 22.8% | 23 | Top | 4.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.9% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 20.3 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 18.3 | 6 | Top | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 88.5 | 2 | 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 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 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 |
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 |