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East Lake

The East Lake neighborhood is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. It occupies the large area southeast of 1st Avenue North from Wahouma, southwest of Oporto-Madrid Boulevard from South East Lake, west of London Avenue from Brown Springs, and north of South Woodlawn and Gate City. East Lake emerged as a neighboring incorporated area to Birmingham. It was annexed into Birmingham in 1910.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.4 42 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -16.7% 76 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 30.2% 57 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 63.1% 36 Middle 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 48.6% 10 Top 3.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 9.8% 71 Bottom 3.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 77.7% 50 Middle 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 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
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 54.4% 28 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.7% 71 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24 42 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 38.9% 40 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 85.9% 43 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 21.9% 57 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 74.6% 27 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 44.6% 68 Bottom 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.3 67 Bottom 4.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 92.2 72 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 10.7 27 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 203.3 88 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 28.1% 67 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6 54 Middle 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 5.0% 49 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 86.4% 65 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 76.3 21 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 43 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 62.5% 23 Top 2.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 78.0% 71 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 6.5% 32 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 7.6 24 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 15.2% 54 Middle 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 24.1% 41 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 137 32 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 15.4% 55 Middle 5.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 19.8% 89 Bottom 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 20.8% 58 Middle 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 26.2% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 71.6 78.8
Population 2,569 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
Park Quality 74.4
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