Healthy Communities Assessment Tool

North East Lake

North East Lake is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. Anchored by East Lake Park, the neighborhood is adjacant to the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wahouma, South East Lake, Roebuck, Zion City, and Airport Hills. East Lake emerged as a neighboring incorporated area to Birmingham. It was annexed into Birmingham in 1910.

Indicator Details

Indicators	Primary Domain	Indicator Value	Rank	Tier	Indicator Weight
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
Preventable Hospitalizations	Health Systems and Public Safety	-	-	Data N/A	1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic	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
Land Use Mix	Neighborhood Characteristics	0.7	9	Top	1.00
Business Retention	Economic Health	5.1%	17	Top	1.00
Travel Time to Work	Employment Opportunities	21.2	27	Top	1.00
Employment Rate	Employment Opportunities	86.9%	32	Top	1.00
Residential Mobility	Social Cohesion	86.9%	33	Top	1.00
Chronic School Absence	Health Systems and Public Safety	18.1%	33	Top	1.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities	Environmental Hazards	65.7%	35	Middle	1.00
Walkability	Neighborhood Characteristics	67.5	36	Middle	4.00
Tax Delinquent Properties	Blight	15.5%	38	Middle	5.00
Long-Term Unemployment	Employment Opportunities	3.2%	39	Middle	1.00
Preschool Enrollment	Educational Opportunities	25.0%	39	Middle	3.00
Commute Mode Share	Transportation	18.9%	40	Middle	4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity	Transportation	119	40	Middle	4.00
Abandoned Structures	Blight	8.8%	43	Middle	5.00
Transit Accessibility	Transportation	5.2	45	Middle	4.00
Food Desert	Neighborhood Characteristics	81.8%	47	Middle	2.00
Payday Loans	Economic Health	0.6	47	Middle	1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space	Natural Areas	95.4%	48	Middle	1.00
Infant Mortality Rate	Health Systems and Public Safety	13	51	Middle	1.00
High School Graduation Rate	Educational Opportunities	77.2%	53	Middle	3.00
Public Assisted Households	Employment Opportunities	46.1%	54	Middle	1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles	Health Systems and Public Safety	0.2	55	Middle	4.00
Reading Proficiency	Educational Opportunities	10.6%	56	Middle	3.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions	Health Systems and Public Safety	6.4	58	Middle	4.00
Household Transportation Costs	Transportation	25.6%	58	Middle	4.00
Age of Housing	Housing	86.8%	60	Middle	1.00
Local Business Vitality	Economic Health	54.8%	60	Middle	1.00
Tree Cover	Natural Areas	0.6%	65	Middle	1.00
Visual Property Nuisances	Blight	19.5%	66	Middle	5.00
Adult Educational Attainment	Educational Opportunities	73.2%	68	Bottom	3.00
Vacancy Rates	Housing	23.9%	68	Bottom	1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets	Neighborhood Characteristics	1.2	72	Bottom	1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden	Housing	45.2%	73	Bottom	1.00
Voter Participation	Social Cohesion	4.4%	78	Bottom	1.00
Public Health Nuisances	Health Systems and Public Safety	104	82	Bottom	4.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services	Economic Health	20.6%	85	Bottom	1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites	Environmental Hazards	7.8%	89	Bottom	1.00
Violent Crime	Health Systems and Public Safety	261.3	96	Bottom	4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

	Neighborhood	City Wide
Income Inequality	0.4	0.49
Concentrated Poverty	42.2%	30.9%
Life Expectancy	71.3	78.8
Population	1,615	210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity	0.3	0.44
Park Quality	85.8

These measures, while clearly significant to community health, may not fit the criteria of “actionable” at the neighborhood level or data may only be available at a city-wide level. Because individual neighborhoods may not have a direct impact on these measures, they have been excluded from the Neighborhood’s overall ranking. However, they are documented to provide “context” for the neighborhood which could potentially identify alternative avenues to improve community health.