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Five Points South

The Five Points South neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Southside community. Originally founded as the Town of Highland in 1887, this neighborhood is one of Birmingham's first street car lined suburbs. It was annexed into Birmingham in 1893.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 6.1% 31 Top 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 63.3% 4 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 88.0% 8 Top 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 69.4% 17 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -4.4% 36 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 18.0% 32 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 29.4% 12 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 89.4% 20 Top 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 39.0% 48 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 68.4% 31 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 78.4% 46 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 19.2% 4 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 17.6 80 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 54.9% 59 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.7% 33 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 17.1 82 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 58 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.2 35 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 2 96 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 161 18 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 15.5% 59 Middle 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 1.1% 56 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 14.2% 9 Top 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 11.5 4 Top 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 22.1% 7 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 55.6% 98 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 3.0% 73 Bottom 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 1.2% 9 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 98.5% 74 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 50.1 3 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 17 3 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 22.3% 60 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 77.6 37 Middle 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 4.9% 21 Top 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.2% 81 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 72.8 29 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 33.4% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Life Expectancy 76.1 78.8
Park Quality 91.5
Population 8,944 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.6 0.44
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