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 | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
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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 |