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Wylam

The Wylam neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Ensley community. It corresponds with the historical mining community of Wylam, which was an incorporated city from 1900 until it was annexed into Birmingham in 1910. It is adjacent to the City of Fairfield and the Birmingham neighborhoods of Sherman Heights and Ensley.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 79 15 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.4% 78 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 23.5% 75 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 79.1 42 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 12.8% 25 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.1 66 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 8.7 17 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 97.3% 71 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 26.4% 73 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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 79.8% 67 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 17.6% 20 Top 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 87.4 67 Bottom 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 67.0% 87 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 58.5% 84 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.1% 74 Bottom 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 2.1% 79 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 113 44 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.1 67 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2.4 25 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.3% 64 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 65.2% 33 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 14 57 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 64.0% 98 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 75.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 15.7% 52 Middle 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 39.1% 94 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -24.6% 92 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 87.6% 62 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.2% 27 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 74.4% 74 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 24.7% 75 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 20.3% 90 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
Population 2,768 210,616
Park Quality 73.3
Life Expectancy 68.2 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 37.7% 30.9%
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