Glen Iris
Glen Iris is a historical neighborhood in Birmingham's Southside community. The neighborhood centers around Glen Iris Park, a central park with 20 residential lots of two acres each. The park was created by Robert Jemison Sr, who around 1901 envisioned and developed a highly exclusive place for Birmingham's most prominate citizens to live. Most of the homes were built between 1901 and 1940, with some homes being built on open lots in later years. Each home surrounded the park, which contained trails and green space for the residents to enjoy.
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
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Abandoned Structures | Blight | 6.2% | 32 | Top | 5.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 1.7% | 11 | Top | 5.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.5% | 15 | Top | 5.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 4.9 | 49 | Middle | 4.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.7% | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 60 | 69 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 20.2% | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 60.6% | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.1% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 24.3 | 92 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.9 | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 66.7% | 24 | Top | 2.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 6.4% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 80.3% | 70 | 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 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.4 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.2 | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 78 | 38 | Middle | 4.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.2% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.7 | 47 | Middle | 4.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 23.6% | 65 | Middle | 1.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 65.1% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 42.2% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.6 | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 21.8% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 93.2% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.6% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 4.8% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 5.5% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.3% | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 70.0% | 41 | Middle | 1.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 33.8% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.4% | 46 | Middle | 3.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 89.8% | 5 | Top | 3.00 |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 14.7% | 63 | Middle | 3.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.2 | 35 | Middle | 1.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -12.2% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 43.2% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.1% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 32.4% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 75.4 | 78.8 |
Population | 9,828 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.6 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 77.4 |