Fountain Heights
Fountain Heights is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Northside community. It is separated from the Enon Ridge and Evergreen neighborhoods to the north by I-65 and 17th Avenue North; from the Central City neighborhood to the east by 19th Street North; from the Five Points South neighborhoods to the south by the Railroad Reservation; and from the Smithfield neighborhood to the west by I-65. The neighborhood includes the former area of "Little Korea" or "Newmongo" north of 8th Avenue, and the northwestern section of downtown Birmingham, including the Civil Rights District surrounding Kelly Ingram Park.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 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 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 44.7 | 4 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.7% | 5 | Top | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 180 | 8 | Top | 4.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 81 | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 30.2% | 10 | Top | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.1 | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.1% | 15 | Top | 3.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 70.5% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.6% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.7% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 38.9% | 30 | Top | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 70.0% | 33 | Top | 2.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 99.1% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 61.5 | 39 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.6 | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 75.9% | 57 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 21.1% | 60 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 22.7% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.4% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 16.8% | 80 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 1.6% | 81 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 43.8% | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.5% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.9 | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 67.5% | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.6% | 89 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 219.7 | 91 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 29.8% | 92 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 14.8% | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 66.6% | 94 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.2 | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 31.1% | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 58.7 | 98 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 2.8% | 99 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 47.8% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 69.6 | 78.8 |
| Population | 2,147 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 93.7 |