Roebuck Springs
Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck, commonly simplified to Roebuck Springs is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Roebuck-South East Lake community. It is located south of I-59 from the Roebuck and Huffman neighborhoods, east of North East Lake and South East Lake, and north of Irondale and Liberty Highlands. The neighborhood includes the historic Roebuck Springs subdivision and the northern half of the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve.
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 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.8 | 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 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 11.1% | 8 | Top | 1.00 |
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 3.9% | 10 | Top | 5.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 20.0% | 10 | Top | 3.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.6 | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.1% | 12 | Top | 5.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 41.0% | 13 | Top | 1.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 52.4% | 13 | Top | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 50.0% | 13 | Top | 2.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.6% | 16 | Top | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 91.9% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.8% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 72.8% | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 84.2% | 20 | Top | 3.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 4.3% | 20 | Top | 5.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 68.2 | 25 | Top | 4.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 42.9% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.1% | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 6.5% | 32 | Top | 1.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 27.5% | 33 | Top | 3.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 14.9% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 61.3 | 37 | Middle | 4.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.1 | 44 | Middle | 4.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -8.0% | 47 | Middle | 1.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 77.2% | 53 | Middle | 3.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 25.8% | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.5% | 62 | Middle | 4.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.1 | 62 | Middle | 1.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 40.3 | 62 | Middle | 4.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.1 | 67 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.2 | 78 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 4.9% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27.1 | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2.2 | 80 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 31 | 87 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 27.1% | 88 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 93.1% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 9.7% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 72.3 | 78.8 |
Population | 2,611 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.5 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 76.9 |