Evergreen
Evergreen is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Northside community. It is separated from the Acipco-Finley and North Birmingham neighborhoods to the north by 21st Avenue North and Village Creek; from the Norwood neighborhood to the east by 29th Street North; from the Druid Hills and Fountain Heights neighborhoods to the south by 19th Avenue North, 21st Avenue North and 17th Court North; and from the Enon Ridge neighborhood to the west by 16th Street North and 5th Street North.
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -25.9% | 94 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 20.9% | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 60.0% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.1% | 15 | Top | 3.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 76.3% | 58 | Middle | 3.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.4% | 46 | Middle | 3.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 46.2% | 11 | Top | 3.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 28.3% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 8.8% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 48.6% | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 52.7% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 76.6% | 84 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.9% | 52 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 17.5 | 4 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 19.9% | 45 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 84.3% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 49.5% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.5 | 81 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 69.8 | 49 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.1 | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 87.1 | 47 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 10.7% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.8 | 53 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 2.4% | 56 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 72.1% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 76 | 22 | Top | 4.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.2 | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.5 | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.6% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.7% | 70 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2.9 | 73 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 29.4% | 12 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 22.7% | 21 | Top | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 166 | 14 | Top | 4.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 11.8% | 54 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 31.1% | 89 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 19.4% | 65 | Middle | 5.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 34.2% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 68.9 | 78.8 |
| Population | 1,331 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 56.3 |