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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

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

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

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