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Park Hill Neighborhood Profile Prepared by Network Center for Community Change

1 Park Hill Neighborhood Profile

January 2014

The Park Hill neighborhood is west of Old Louisville, south of California, north of Algonquin and

east of Parkland and Park DuValle. Its physical boundaries are generally the CSX railroad to the

east, Oak Street to the north, Hilll Street to the south and 26th Street to the west. The

neighborhood is currently and has been historically heavily industrial and commercial due to the

access of converging national railroads. Park Hill houses Simmons College, a historically black

college founded in 1879. The college moved back to the neighborhood in 2005. Around the turn of

the 20th century, the southwest corner of Park Hill was referred to as the Cabbage Patch, which

inspired the famous book by Alice Hegan Rice, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch; later made into a

Hollywood movie.

Population

Age and Sex

Race

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The population of the Park Hill neighborhood is estimated at 3,530, less than 0.5% of Jefferson County’s total population of 735,804. Park Hill is a young neighborhood, with a median age 4 years younger than Jefferson County as a whole – 33.3 years vs. 37.7 years. Park Hill’s population is 52% female and 48% male. There are 78 males per 100 females in the neighborhood. Jefferson County’s population is 52% female and 48% male or 93 males per 100 females. The population pyramids to the right display population distribution across age ranges by sex. The largest age bands in the Park Hill neighborhood are population under the age of 5 (9%) and population 45-49 (9%). Park Hill has a low male population from ages 30-44 and above the age of 65.


January 2014

Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Population Pyramid for Jefferson County

Economic Characteristics

Income

Households

Median household income $20,108 $46,298

Park Hill

Jefferson County

78% of Park Hill’s households are either non-family households or female householder. Non-family households include people who live alone or non-relatives living together, such as roommates or unmarried partners.

Unemployment Rate

The Park Hill neighborhood has an unemployment rate of 22%. The age ranges with the highest unemployment rate are 16-19 years (43%) and 20-24 years (28%). Jefferson County has an unemployment rate of 10%, with the highest unemployment rates for ages 16-19 years (26%) and 20-24 years (15%).

Poverty guidelines for 1-4 person households:

1 person – $11,490

2 person – $15,510

3 person – $19,530

4 person – $23,550

Park Hill

Jefferson County

Total Households 1,417 301,312

Married-couple family 16% 43%

Male householder 5% 4%

Female householder 36% 15%

Non-family household 42% 38%


January 2014

Population Below Poverty Level

Park Hill

Jefferson County

U.S.

Total population below poverty

45%

16%

14%

Age

Under 18 years 63% 24% 20%

18 to 64 years 40% 14% 13%

65 years and over 27% 9% 9%

Sex

Male 42% 15% 13%

Female 47% 17% 16%

Jefferson County’s median income is 130% greater than Park Hill’s.


Nearly 600 children in Park Hill live below poverty.

Education

Educational Attainment – Population 18 to 24 years

Park Hill

Jefferson County

Population 18 to 24 years 390 66,362

Less than high school graduate 33% 18%

High school graduate or equivalency 41% 31%

Some college or associate's degree 26% 41%

Bachelor's degree or higher 0% 10%

Educational Attainment – Population 25 years and over

Park Hill

Jefferson County

Population 25 years and over 2,143 498,002

Less than 9th grade 3% 4%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% 9%


Some college, no degree 31% 23%

Associate's degree 5% 7%

Bachelor's degree 5% 18%

Graduate or professional degree 1% 12%

In Park Hill, 76% of the population 25 years and over have a high school diploma or higher and only 6% have a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Jefferson County, 88% have a high school diploma or higher and 29% have a bachelor’s degree or higher.


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Poverty Rate for Population 25 years and over

Park Hill

Jefferson County

Less than high school graduate 52% 29%


Some college or associate’s degree 34% 10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher 25% 4%

Overall Score

State Percentile

Classification

Recognition or Support Categories

Maupin Elementary 43.2 7 Needs Improvement/Progressing Focus School

McFerran Elementary 45.7 11 Needs Improvement

Wheatley Elementary 41.8 5 Needs Improvement/Progressing Focus School

Carrithers Middle 52.0 40 Needs Improvement/Progressing Focus School

Myers Middle 32.3 1 Needs Improvement Priority School

Noe Middle 60.4 77 Proficient/Progressing Focus School

Ramsey Middle 48.0 24 Needs Improvement Focus School

Fairdale High 52.0 36 Needs Improvement Priority School

Iroquois High 40.5 3 Needs Improvement/Progressing Priority School

Jeffersontown High 52.1 37 Needs Improvement Focus School

Jefferson County District 52.2 32 Needs Improvement

Schools

School Performance

School NxGL Scores – 2013 School Year

Next Generation Learners (NxGL) is Kentucky’s school accountability system that measures academic factors such as student achievement, gap (percentage of proficient and distinguished), growth in reading and mathematics, college/career readiness, and graduation rate. Each school is assigned a score based on the academic measures above and then ranked from one (lowest) to 99 (highest). The schools are then given a classification that is determined by the school’s score which include: needs improvement, proficient, distinguished, or progressing. Schools can be placed in either a recognition category (Highest Performing or High Progress schools) or support category (Priority or Focus schools) based on their performance.


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Jefferson County Public Schools' student assignment plan, designed to foster economic and racial integration across the district, means that many students attend school outside their neighborhood. The District is organized into clusters, with a "resides" school for each cluster. Many students attend their "resides" school, while others attend magnet schools or programs.

Data Source: Kentucky Department of Education

Elementary Schools • Maupin • McFerran • Wheatley

Middle Schools • Carrithers • Myers • Noe • Ramsey

High Schools • Fairdale • Iroquois • Jeffersontown

“Resides” Schools for Park Hill Students:

5 Elementary Schools 5 Middle Schools 5 High Schools Ohio River Park Hill Neighborhood

Graduation Rate

% Graduating College and/or Career Ready

Fairdale High 89% 35%

Iroquois High 70% 36%

Jeffersontown High 79% 48%

Jefferson County District 77% 51%

Student Data

Student Achievement at Park Hill “Resides” Schools – 2012-2013 School Year

Maupin McFerran Wheatley District

Reading 22% 31% 22% 42%

Math 22% 36% 27% 41%

Carrithers Myers Noe Ramsey District

Reading 47% 23% 65% 39% 42%

Math 31% 11% 54% 28% 33%

Elementary Schools: Percent Proficient and Distinguished

Carrithers Middle and Noe Middle were the only Park Hill resides school that had a higher percentage of proficient and distinguished in reading or math than the district.

Middle Schools: Percent Proficient and Distinguished

Fairdale Iroquois Jeffersontown District

Reading 39% 19% 48% 53%

Math 32% 17% 31% 36%

High Schools: Percent Proficient and Distinguished

Race and Poverty % Non-white

% Free/ Reduced

Lunch

Maupin Elementary 92% 91%

McFerran Elementary 85% 88%

Wheatley Elementary 94% 90%

Carrithers Middle 44% 65%

Myers Middle 70% 80%

Noe Middle 50% 54%

Ramsey Middle 51% 57%

Fairdale High 38% 76%

Iroquois High 67% 89%

Jeffersontown High 51% 56%

Jefferson County District 51% 63%

According to the 2013 JCPS Equity Scorecard report, the percentage of students proficient in reading are significantly lower for students on free/reduced lunch and even more so for non-white students. The report states that within the district, only 2 in 10 black students on free/reduced lunch are proficient in reading. Inequities of race and poverty are not only seen in student performance, but also in suspension rates and college and career readiness among students district-wide.

High School Achievement – 2012-2013 School Year

The percentage of college and/or career ready students is based on test scores and certifications of graduates.


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Data Source: Jefferson County Public Schools – 2013-2014 Data Books

JCPS Equity Scorecard Link: http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/News/Archive/spotlight/EquityScorecard.pdf

Landuse

Overview


January 2014

Park Hill has three distinct use areas: 1) industrial and commercial area to the east along the crossing of multiple railways, 2) a few commercial strips along Dixie Highway and 3) a residential area to the west that is primarily single family units. The neighborhood is currently, and has been historically, heavily industrial and commercial due to the access of converging national railroads. American Box & Crate Co, Castlewood Mfg, American Lumber Products, Brown and Williamson Tobacco, Indian Refineries, Illinois Central Railroad, Ogden Mfg, Liberty Plastics, and Merchants Ice are some of the many companies that operated in Park Hill in the past. Current industry is discussed on the following page. Commercial use: Both Dixie Highway and Hill Street have businesses as: Zeller’s Hardware Store, Magnum Cycles, Beds Galore, Corina’s Dairy Del, Subway, Rally’s, Kings Fried Chicken, Quality Dry Cleaners, B&L Hair and Nail, Lavish Looks, Dixie Dental Center, Walgreens, the Farmboy, Parkway Food and Mini Mart, Dairy Mart, Dura Mart, Cousins Liquors, the Save More. Residential housing consists of traditional shotgun style structures and bungalows. While most housing is on the west side of Park Hill, there are a few blocks of housing in the southeast corner.

Landuse


January 2014

Industry is the largest percentage of landuse in Park Hill, 41% of the total neighborhood. The chart (right) shows companies in Park Hill, though it is not exhaustive.

Park Hill has one relatively small park, St. Louis Park. On the northeast corner of 22nd and St. Louis Ave, the park is less than a full acre. Amenities include a full basketball court and a playground. The yard in front of Johnson Middle School is the largest semi-public open space in the neighborhood, a field that is a little over an acre.

Industry

Parks and Open Space

Industry Type Name

Chemical SUD-CHEMIE (United Catalysts), HOUDRY INC, ZEOCHEM

Construction WORLD CLASS CORRUGATING LLC, SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS INC

Equipment supply

THE DAYTON HYDRAULIC CO, LLFLEX LLC, PORCELAIN METALS CORP, ALPHA MACHINE & TOOL INC

Food / Drink Processing

BLUEGRASS COCA COLA BOTTLING CO, WHITE OWL LIQUORS INC

Manufacturing

HENRY VOGT MACHINE CO, MAFCOTE INC (paper), MILLEN INDUSTRIES INC, ELIZABETH CARBIDE DIE CO INC, KELLEY TECHNICAL COATING, CURRENS CYRUS DERRICK, KELLEY TECHNICAL COATINGS INC, THE KIRK & BLUM MANUFACTURING, MIDWEST PAPER PRODUCTS CO INC, ROYAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC

Storage TOWN STORAGE LLC, H F SCHRADER MOVING & STORAGE

Transportation CENTRAL TRANSFER RAILWAY & STO, NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO

Waste PETTIT ENVIRONMENTAL INC

Black Leaf, a former pesticide chemical plant at 1391 Dixie Highway, is the site of Kentucky’s largest residential environmental cleanup ever. Soil sampling in 2012 by EPA’s Superfund Program found high levels of the now-banned DDT and dieldrin, toxic heavy metals arsenic and lead, and elevated levels of benzo(a)pyrene, classified as a probable human cancer agent, at 69 out of 69 tested residential properties nearby. The U of L Residential Environmental Health Surveillance Program has performed a limited number of medical screenings for lead and arsenic for Park Hill residents. Kentucky’s Waste Management and the U.S. EPA are (at the time of this report) still determining the extent of pollution while continuing to clean up by removing the top level of contaminated soil. While multiple potentially responsible parties (PRPs) have been identified, none have committed to remediating action.

Black Leaf

The Park Hill Industrial Corridor has received attention because of its ‘infill’ or brownfield redevelopment potential. The corridor includes the industrial areas of the California, Park Hill, Algonquin and University neighborhoods. The area initially emerged around the convergence of several national railways. Louisville Metro government has marketed a plan to update existing infrastructure, utilize vacant land and recruit ‘green’ manufacturing, construction, food processing, business services and craft industries. Philip Morris, American Standard, Rhodia and Corhart Refractories have vacated; their previously contaminated sites have undergone remediation. Heaven Hill, Brown Forman and Sud-Chemie are some of the larger companies that remain. The relationship between corridor industries and neighboring residents has often been incompatible due to the physical separation and because of past frustrations with released pollutants.

Housing Cost as Percentage of Income Park Hill Metro

Federal housing standards suggest that affordable housing should not exceed a third of a household’s income.

Renters paying gross rent over 30% of their income 69% 48%

Owners paying mortgage over 30% of their income 54% 29%

• 71% of housing in Park Hill was built before 1950. Only 24% of Jefferson County’s housing was built before that date.

• 8% of the single family housing units in Park Hill are owned by persons living outside of Kentucky. This is higher than metro’s 2.5% out-of-state ownership.

Housing

Single Family Housing Units Park Hill Metro

Total 1,632 225,683

Median Value $24,000 $123,500

Owner Occupied (estimate) 539 172,041

Owner Occupied rate (estimate) 33% 76%

Vacant and Abandoned Properties (VAP) Park Hill Metro

VAP total (structures + lots) 349 5,179

VAP (structures only) 266 4,226

VAP Single Family Houses Units 244 3,758

VAP Single Family House Vacancy Rate 15% 2%

VAP Median Value Single Family Units $22,325 $41,645

Housing Characteristics

Single Family Units and Vacancy

In the last 15 years there has been a decrease in home values in West Louisville. 84% of single family homes in Park Hill have had a deed transfer during that time. Taking the difference between the last sale price and the current assessed value, Park Hill has a net loss of $3,875,411 in single family property value in 15 years.

Data Source: Jefferson Count y PVA; Codes and Regulations' Vacant and Abandoned Property list.


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15% of Park Hill’s single family homes are vacant and abandoned, compared to 2% of Metro’s.

Park Hill’s single family housing accounts for less than 1% of the Metro total. However, Park Hill has 7% of Metro’s total vacant and abandoned properties.

Parkway Place housing complex is physically not in Park Hill, though it is often associated with the neighborhood. Built in 1943, the complex is known for dense barrack-style structures. There are 637 units. In 2009, the complex underwent a light renovation. The Park Hill Community Center and Parkhill Park are within the complex.

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