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
 
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Population
Population, 1980 7,035 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 7,238 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 7,036 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 2.9 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -2.8 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 20 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 17 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 18 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -15 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 4.9 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.2 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 3.2 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 3.0 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 69 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 66 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 95 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 94 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.5 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 2.0 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 1.0 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 2.8 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.1 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 12 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 13 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 16 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 7.8 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 9.0 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 11 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 51 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 51 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 36 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 32 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 27 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 38 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 51 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 71 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 6.3 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 11 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 15 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 10 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 17 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 13 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.4 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 17 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 16 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 12 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 7.9 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 11 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 16 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 9.4 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 7.9 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 13 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 14 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 10 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 9.7 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 66,118 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 64,857 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 65,808 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -1.9 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 1.5 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 652 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 581 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 614 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 710 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 784 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 833 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 828 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 805 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 898 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 1,090 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 336 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 288 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 276 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 274 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 308 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 310 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 342 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 349 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 336 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 297 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 297 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 304 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 2,737 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,180 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,268 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.5 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.1 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.1 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 67 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 59 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 56 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 62 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 63 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 54 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 61 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 61 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 57 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 57 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 61 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 71 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 57 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 76 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 70 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 137 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 64 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 41 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 169,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 167,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 163,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 154,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 161,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 184,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 188,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 213,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 262,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 295,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 408,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 435,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 472,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 456,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 343,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 7.9 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 3.1 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -25 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 29 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 34 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 30 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 37 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 33 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 42 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 45 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 50 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 67 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 77 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 56,558 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 48,913 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 53,120 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 63,129 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 63,409 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 62,590 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 77,196 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 72,255 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 84,912 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 90,697 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 7.9 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 22 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 21 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 19 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 6.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 7.0 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 10 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 20 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 17 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 9.1 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 11 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 12 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 13 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 11 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 11 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 11 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 9.7 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 50 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 59 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 52 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 52 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 50 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 43 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 36 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 42 48 3.1 235

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