Industrial Center
Industrial Center is a neighborhood in the Grasselli community of Birmingham. It is adjacent to Lawson State Community College and the industrial activities of Marathon Petroleum, Shell Oil, and Allied Energy. Much of the residential land consists of Birmingham Public Housing (Kimbrough) property.
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 5.1% | 22 | Top | 5.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 38.1% | 96 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 13.6% | 50 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 28.3% | 15 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 25.2% | 52 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 107 | 48 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 8.7 | 17 | Top | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 6.8% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 73.2% | 84 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 18.3 | 96 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 4.5% | 52 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 26.2% | 55 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| 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 | 12.3 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12 | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 76.2 | 36 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 94.1% | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 38.2% | 45 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 9.7% | 13 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 71.0% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 82.8% | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 6.1% | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.9 | 38 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | 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 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 82.3% | 32 | Top | 3.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 85.9% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 44.3% | 15 | Top | 3.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 6.0% | 89 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 6.9% | 99 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 60.0% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 25.0% | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.6 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 43.3% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 72.3 | 78.8 |
| Population | 814 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 61.5 |