DC Neighborhood cluster Profile
Population Public Assistance
Population by Race/Ethnicity Housing Conditions
Family Risk Factors Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Isolation Indicators Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Child Well-Being Indicators Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Income Conditions  
 
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Cluster 2
Ward 1 / Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View

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Population
Population, 1980 44,081 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 45,728 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 46,779 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 3.7 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 2.3 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 23 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 22 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 22 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 0.5 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 2.0 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 12 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 26 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 33 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 51 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 45 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 66 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 53 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 11 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 13 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 21 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 30 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.6 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 3.2 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 24 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 24 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 26 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.6 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.7 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 55 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 58 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 44 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 42 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 42 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 54 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 48 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 48 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 33 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 35 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.8 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 13 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.8 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.4 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.9 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.8 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 10 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 8.9 11 3.3 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 15 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 16 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 12 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 14 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 8.9 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 9.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 11 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 12 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 14 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 41,852 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 42,962 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 48,719 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.7 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 13 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 6,456 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 6,179 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 5,968 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 6,056 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 6,053 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 6,262 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 5,953 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 5,740 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 5,686 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 6,680 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 4,087 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,619 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 3,423 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 3,448 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 3,373 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 3,198 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 3,172 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 3,058 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,640 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,466 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 2,394 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,557 1,128 0.0 7,030
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 17,039 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 17,275 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 17,458 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.7 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.0 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.9 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 24 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 26 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 26 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 232 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 260 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 261 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 393 133 1.0 532
Number of sales, 1999 397 127 6.0 542
Number of sales, 2000 322 105 1.0 461
Number of sales, 2001 305 106 2.0 440
Number of sales, 2002 307 106 1.0 421
Number of sales, 2003 304 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 366 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 288 110 2.0 501
Number of sales, 2006 183 90 0.0 372
Number of sales, 2007 162 77 2.0 305
Number of sales, 2008 103 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 128 58 0.0 250
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 153,000 220,000 87,000 562,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 144,000 211,000 93,000 595,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 158,000 214,000 88,000 561,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 161,000 224,000 71,000 635,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 161,000 238,000 71,000 715,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 187,000 275,000 69,000 749,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 206,000 309,000 114,000 841,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 274,000 359,000 120,000 990,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 309,000 403,000 141,000 1,283,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 376,000 442,000 152,000 1,124,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 494,000 515,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 537,000 531,000 233,000 1,237,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 530,000 550,000 252,000 1,165,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 535,000 520,000 234,000 1,163,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 426,000 459,000 189,000 1,041,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 10 6.8 3.8 15
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 2.5 0.8 -3.1 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -20 -12 -34 7.8
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 35 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 46 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 61 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 78 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 78 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 86 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 94 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 111 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 128 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 142 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 73,994 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 66,844 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 65,895 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 78,226 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 85,169 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 84,556 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 87,005 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 100,029 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 106,182 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 110,864 114,215 61,750 218,875
% subprime loans, 1997 7.8 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 16 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 6.0 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 5.5 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 5.1 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 3.7 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 4.0 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 6.5 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 11 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 6.2 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 16 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 15 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 18 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 21 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 16 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 17 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 17 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 16 14 0.7 37
Property crimes, 2000 43 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 45 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 49 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 47 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 41 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 36 44 11 153
Property crimes, 2006 44 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 45 48 13 184

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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