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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Housing | Housing | 93.1% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 27.1% | 88 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 31 | 87 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27.1 | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2.2 | 80 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 4.9% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.2 | 78 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.1 | 67 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.1 | 62 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 40.3 | 62 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.5% | 62 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 25.8% | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 77.2% | 53 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -8.0% | 47 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.1 | 44 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 61.3 | 37 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 14.9% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 27.5% | 33 | Top | 3.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 6.5% | 32 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.1% | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 42.9% | 25 | Top | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 68.2 | 25 | Top | 4.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 84.2% | 20 | Top | 3.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 4.3% | 20 | Top | 5.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 72.8% | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.8% | 18 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 91.9% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.6% | 16 | Top | 1.00 |
| 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 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.1% | 12 | 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 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 3.9% | 10 | Top | 5.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 11.1% | 8 | Top | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.8 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |