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Wahouma

Wahouma is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. Centered around Wahouma Park, the neighborhood is bounded by 1st Avenue North to the south and I-59 to the north, from the I-20/59 split on the west to 80th Street on the east. It is encircled by the North East Lake, South East Lake, East Lake, South Woodlawn, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 76.8 19 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 36.7% 96 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 258.8 95 Bottom 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 29.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.5 18 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 9.3 14 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 80.4% 53 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 33.7% 93 Bottom 5.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 14.2% 90 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 80.5% 64 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 13.1% 44 Middle 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 90.9 69 Bottom 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 50.2% 59 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 4.6% 84 Bottom 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 3.3% 77 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 157 19 Top 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.7 49 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.5 79 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 19.1 84 Bottom 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.5% 14 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 50.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 8.6 17 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.6% 30 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 57.1% 20 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 46.3% 75 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 89.8% 19 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 20.4% 34 Middle 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.1% 83 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -3.7% 35 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 89.3% 71 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 71.5% 77 Bottom 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 99.1% 36 Middle 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 20.9% 83 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 27.2% 99 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
Population 1,359 210,616
Park Quality 97.5
Life Expectancy 70.1 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 43.3% 30.9%
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