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 205

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PSA		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 14,557 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 17,599 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 18,849 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 21 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 7.1 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 14 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 13 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 13 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 6.4 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 7.2 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 12 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 18 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 44 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 42 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 3.7 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 5.0 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 86 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 81 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 5.4 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 6.3 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 6.0 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.5 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.0 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 7.1 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.2 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.3 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 31 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 65 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.8 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 4.6 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 2.1 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 15 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 90 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 4.2 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 2.4 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.8 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 9.8 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.6 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 4.4 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 9.3 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.4 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 6.2 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.2 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.2 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 7.5 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 1.3 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.6 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.3 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.5 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.1 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.1 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 1.5 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.5 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.1 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 150,892 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 209,424 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 236,015 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 13 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 22 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 19 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 17 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 21 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 24 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 27 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 18 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 16 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 18 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 25 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 0.0 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 s 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 11 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 6.0 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 6.0 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 5.0 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 9.0 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 0.0 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 0.0 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 0.0 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 0.0 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 5,328 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,578 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,072 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.8 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.7 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.9 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 71 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 66 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 67 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 144 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 187 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 236 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 264 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 272 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 172 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 199 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 212 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 212 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 188 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 189 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 140 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 148 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 103 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 126 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 528,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 495,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 544,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 536,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 589,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 623,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 727,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 862,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 877,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 915,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 994,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 1,011,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 1,048,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 1,011,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 985,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.3 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 1.5 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -2.6 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 60 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 81 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 89 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 85 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 77 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 81 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 84 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 87 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 85 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 61 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 162,061 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 167,122 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 162,671 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 176,619 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 190,231 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 177,498 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 170,114 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 176,127 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 192,058 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 216,837 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 1.5 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 1.6 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.2 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 3.4 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.1 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.1 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.4 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 1.4 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.5 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 1.5 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 0.8 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 1.2 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 0.8 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 0.5 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 0.6 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 0.5 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 0.8 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 0.8 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 20 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 17 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 14 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 17 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 11 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 11 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 10 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 13 48 3.1 235

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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