DC PSA 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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
PSA 204

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Population
Population, 1980 27,861 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 30,169 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 29,791 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 8.3 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -1.3 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 8.2 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 8.4 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 8.1 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 10 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -4.1 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 15 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 21 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 21 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 42 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 38 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.2 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.4 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 81 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 78 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 8.7 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 7.7 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.7 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.4 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.4 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 9.4 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.5 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.5 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 66 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 71 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 71 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 9.0 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 6.4 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 4.7 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 18 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 17 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 76 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 2.8 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 4.7 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 6.3 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 5.2 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.5 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 3.5 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.2 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 5.6 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 5.5 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 6.0 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.5 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 7.7 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.8 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.7 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.8 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 1.0 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 1.3 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.5 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.9 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 1.5 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 111,427 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 154,965 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 156,910 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 39 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 1.3 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 107 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 92 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 100 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 89 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 110 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 107 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 111 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 102 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 100 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 144 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 24 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 28 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 26 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 28 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 26 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 26 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 28 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 20 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 22 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 20 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 18 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 23 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 16,492 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 17,447 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 17,648 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.4 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.9 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 1.6 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 32 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 40 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 114 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 112 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 150 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 234 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 180 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 172 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 133 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 124 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 144 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 146 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 110 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 125 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 112 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 109 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 119 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 491,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 433,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 442,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 455,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 541,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 607,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 678,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 812,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 829,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 951,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 1,042,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 1,006,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 922,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 874,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 930,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.6 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -0.4 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 6.4 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 61 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 91 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 95 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 89 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 95 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 83 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 111 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 104 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 103 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 109 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 113,095 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 113,946 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 111,464 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 118,364 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 127,362 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 144,287 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 112,312 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 144,242 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 130,701 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 152,954 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 1.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 0.4 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.0 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 1.8 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.9 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.8 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 0.8 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.8 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 0.7 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 2.5 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 3.4 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 2.7 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 1.6 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 2.0 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 2.1 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 1.7 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 1.7 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 32 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 29 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 25 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 28 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 24 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 22 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 20 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 20 48 3.1 235

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