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West Goldwire

West Goldwire is a neighborhood in the Grasselli community of Birmingham. It is located in the southwestern potion of the city and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Tarpley City, Oxmoor, Garden Highlands, and Industrial Center.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 5.1% 22 Top 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 25.9% 73 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.7% 24 Top 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 50.0% 4 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.2% 55 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.9% 20 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.3% 52 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.9% 38 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 66.7% 24 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 85.9% 1 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 6 8 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 83 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.2% 82 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6 54 Middle 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 1 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 49 76 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 43.8% 16 Top 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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 64.7% 84 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 75.9 59 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.0% 89 Bottom 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 73.6% 83 Bottom 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 2.7% 15 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.7 27 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.3 45 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 44.5% 10 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 10.3% 18 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 62.5 18 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 1.4% 5 Top 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 32 72 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 40.3% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.6 0.49
Life Expectancy 74.7 78.8
Park Quality 58.8
Population 360 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
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