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Gate City

Gate City is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. It occupies the area north of I-20 and south of the East Lake neighborhood, centered on Georgia Road and including the Marks Village housing project. which was constructed in the 1950s. It is bordered by South Woodlawn to the west, Oak Ridge Park and Eastwood to the south, and Brown Springs to the east. Gate City was named because it was the first Birmingham neighborhood entered through Red Gap from Irondale to the northeast. Five major railroads used that approach into Birmingham.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 33.3 70 Bottom 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 8.2% 6 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 37.4% 98 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 196.7 87 Bottom 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 14.6% 33 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.2% 42 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.4 59 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 8.2 19 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 29.3% 87 Bottom 5.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 81.7% 59 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.5% 88 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 9.8 3 Top 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 116.7% 99 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 20.5% 47 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 126 35 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.5 76 Bottom 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 50 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1.3 12 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 10.0% 98 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 71.4% 22 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 16 71 Bottom 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.5% 17 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 75.0% 38 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 47.4% 80 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 65.5% 94 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 17.8% 44 Middle 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.9% 86 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 0.0% 22 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.7% 81 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 59.4% 99 Bottom 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 10.4% 98 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 12.5% 61 Middle 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
Population 2,033 210,616
Park Quality 62.3
Life Expectancy 73.4 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 82.8% 30.9%
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