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  
 
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PSA 602

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Population
Population, 1980 23,697 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 19,734 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 17,212 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -17 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -13 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 32 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 26 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 28 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -31 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -6.0 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 0.9 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.2 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 0.9 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 66 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 64 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 98 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 98 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.4 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.8 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.7 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.8 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 27 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 26 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 28 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 13 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 10 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 16 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 49 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 52 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 39 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 51 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 43 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 66 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 67 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 59 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 38 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 39 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 17 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 11 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 18 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 16 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 17 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 13 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 13 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 15 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 21 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 23 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 25 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 20 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 16 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 17 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 23 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 21 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 40,549 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 41,421 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 39,689 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.1 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -4.2 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 5,164 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 4,983 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 5,027 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 5,289 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 5,477 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 5,953 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 6,200 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 6,079 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 6,191 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 6,970 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 3,519 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,325 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 3,003 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 3,029 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 3,166 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 3,145 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 3,148 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 3,324 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 3,313 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 3,192 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 3,152 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 3,321 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 7,965 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,213 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,579 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.1 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.7 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 9.9 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 40 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 44 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 46 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 88 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 137 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 140 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 178 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 152 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 166 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 130 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 140 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 133 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 206 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 210 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 191 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 135 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 50 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 67 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 105,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 103,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 98,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 104,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 97,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 100,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 115,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 126,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 146,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 166,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 222,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 266,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 277,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 258,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 205,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 7.8 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 4.3 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -21 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 18 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 24 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 23 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 32 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 29 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 36 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 37 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 65 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 74 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 93 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 42,912 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 39,643 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 45,000 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 41,728 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 41,956 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 48,645 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 50,123 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 56,114 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 68,857 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 71,444 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 29 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 46 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 32 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 21 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 7.2 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 5.6 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 11 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 15 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 25 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 23 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 23 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 24 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 22 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 23 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 19 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 23 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 18 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 18 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 55 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 55 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 75 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 53 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 42 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 48 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 58 48 3.1 235

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