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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

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort ascending Tier Indicator Weight
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.0% 89 Bottom 3.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 64.7% 84 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 83 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 73.6% 83 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.2% 82 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 49 76 Bottom 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 25.9% 73 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 32 72 Bottom 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 75.9 59 Middle 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.2% 55 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6 54 Middle 4.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.3% 52 Middle 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.3 45 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.9% 38 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.7 27 Top 4.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.7% 24 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 66.7% 24 Top 2.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 5.1% 22 Top 5.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.9% 20 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 10.3% 18 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 62.5 18 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 43.8% 16 Top 3.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 2.7% 15 Top 5.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 44.5% 10 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 6 8 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 1.4% 5 Top 5.00
Business Retention Economic Health 50.0% 4 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 85.9% 1 Top 3.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 100.0% 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
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
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
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

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

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