Huffman
The Huffman neighborhood is a part of northeast Birmingham's Huffman community. The original community, known as Oak Grove, was founded by a group of settlers who traveled down the Georgia Road from Virginia and South Carolina in the early 1820's. The Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad began running through Jones Valley in the 1870s. Huffman, accessible through Sadler's Gap, was not a site for mining or manufacturing, but the overall growth of the area around Birmingham boosted the community. Huffman was annexed into Birmingham in 1954, and enjoyed improved services, followed by development of the Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center.
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
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Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 0.7 | 89 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 31 | 87 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 56.8% | 84 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 31.6% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.4 | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 32.8 | 71 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.4% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.0% | 64 | Middle | 4.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 25.3 | 56 | Middle | 1.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6 | 54 | Middle | 4.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 11.8% | 52 | Middle | 3.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 16.3% | 50 | Middle | 4.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 58.4% | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.1 | 44 | Middle | 4.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.2 | 40 | Middle | 1.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 81.3% | 40 | Middle | 1.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 79.8% | 40 | Middle | 3.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -6.0% | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 27.4% | 34 | Middle | 3.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 36.1% | 33 | Top | 1.00 |
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 6.2% | 32 | Top | 5.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 40.0% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.1% | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 16.0% | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.2% | 26 | Top | 1.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 12.7% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 68.1 | 24 | Top | 4.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.0% | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 28.6 | 18 | Top | 4.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 26.8% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 54.6% | 18 | Top | 2.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 2.9% | 16 | Top | 5.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.9 | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 21.4% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.0% | 11 | Top | 5.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 93.2% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 8.4% | 4 | Top | 1.00 |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
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 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
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Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 18.0% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 74.5 | 78.8 |
Population | 4,859 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.4 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 59.9 |