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Sherman Heights

Sherman Heights is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Ensley community. It abuts the neighborhoods of Ensley, Oak Ridge, and Wylam and is adjacent to the unincorporated communities of Minor and McDonald Chapel. It extends through western Jefferson County to the Walker County line encompassing Port Birmingham on the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 5.0% 20 Top 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 44.9% 22 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 59.0% 80 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 75.2% 64 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 82.3% 43 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -4.6% 37 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 37.0% 92 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 9.1% 82 Bottom 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 86.9% 32 Top 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 34.8% 28 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 69.2% 32 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 28.8% 98 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 12.8 49 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 64 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 57.1% 55 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.2% 39 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 25.6 89 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.7 89 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 9 95 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 1.2% 83 Bottom 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 46.2% 82 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 45.3% 52 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 141 91 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 17.8% 18 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 89.4% 20 Top 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
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 17.4% 40 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 42.9% 25 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3 71 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 27.7 84 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 70.7% 2 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 7.6% 7 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 36.3 8 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 13.3% 47 Middle 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 6.9% 26 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 43 60 Middle 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 21.1% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 64.4 78.8
Park Quality 50.8
Population 468 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
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