REACHING BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON, AL
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Alabama in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	801-899 18th St S	GIS Latitude	33.502860	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.801370	
Zip Code	35205	Sitescape Category	Suburbscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Medium Suburbs	
Association	Birmingham			

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	
2010 Population	666,792	23,069	59,370	214,683	
2010 Households	269,609	11,830	25,570	86,776	
2010 Group Quarters	16,816	3,451	4,071	4,422	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 5081 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-1.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	5,081	42.95%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	3,965	33.52%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,188	10.04%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Minority Metro Communities segment. Approximately 914 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)	Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration 	914	7.73%	
Struggling city Centers
(67.80% unreached)	Young, single and single-parent minority renters living in very low-income city neighborhoods throughout the South  	781	6.6%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	642	5.43%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	188,839	70.04%	8,866	74.95%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	59,062	21.91%	2,486	21.01%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	23,159	8.59%	1,418	11.99%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	108,094	40.09%	5,005	42.31%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	60,770	23%	7,581	20%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	20,000	7%	2,495	7%	
# New Churches Needed	0	9	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	9,524	81%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,809	74%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	8,651	73%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	8,320	70%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	8,173	69%	
Listening To Music	8,137	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	7,616	64%	

This mission site is located in the North Central Region of the Alabama State Board of Missions.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Otis Corbitt (ocorbitt@alsbom.org)